Yeah, but ignoring the delete requests, and storing the data puts them out of compliance with European and American deletion and retention laws. And if they were lying, and were using user photos to train models, they have more than enough non-deleted photos already.
I’m not pulling out my jump to conclusions mat quire yet. The database corruption issue sounds more reasonable. That stuff happens, and Apple isn’t zeroing data. Most people aren’t. Because the data isn’t zeroed, a file can resurrect when a corruption issue is remedied.
Wait so these faceless corporations aren’t as invested in protecting my information as I was led to believe by their ridiculously well-funded marketing?
I mean, I clicked on “Agree” or “Yes” or whatever to that big long important screen they were so weird about.
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Didn’t we all learn it long ago? They never delete.
Harddisks are cheap. Data are gold.
Yeah, but ignoring the delete requests, and storing the data puts them out of compliance with European and American deletion and retention laws. And if they were lying, and were using user photos to train models, they have more than enough non-deleted photos already.
I’m not pulling out my jump to conclusions mat quire yet. The database corruption issue sounds more reasonable. That stuff happens, and Apple isn’t zeroing data. Most people aren’t. Because the data isn’t zeroed, a file can resurrect when a corruption issue is remedied.
Apple doesn’t care about your privacy. They care about their image of caring about your privacy.
Wait so these faceless corporations aren’t as invested in protecting my information as I was led to believe by their ridiculously well-funded marketing?
I mean, I clicked on “Agree” or “Yes” or whatever to that big long important screen they were so weird about.
Nerds looking for fodder to attack apple again. Batterygate 2 electric boogaloo.
Well this is the technology community. Kinda obvious we’re all nerds here, and care about technology 🤷 and we don’t really have to look hard lol