Can Apple employees see your photos?

The operating systems will include software that will analyze image attachments to determine whether a photo is explicit. Apple says it will not gain access to the messages or photos, but it will use machine learning to determine whether a photo is explicit.

Can Apple see your camera roll?

Alongside the CSAM scanning, Apple announced that it was going to update iOS with a feature that detects when a nude image is about to be sent from or to a child's iPhone. This all happens on the phone, and Apple never sees the photo, the company explained.

Can Apple steal your photos?

Apple distributes to everyone's iPhone, iPad and Mac a database containing indecipherable encodings of known child abuse images. For each photo that you upload to iCloud, your device applies a digital fingerprint, called NeuralHash. The fingerprinting works even if someone makes small changes in a photo.

Is Apple allowed to look through your phone?

Apple's decision to scan the photos on a user's device, and not Apple's own servers, is a way of protecting user privacy. Even Apple won't be able to see what is being scanned until something is flagged as illegal.

Can Apple see my deleted photos?

Apple does not keep copies of your photos. Deleted means gone, no longer exists. Unless you have backed your photos up before deleting them, there is no way to retrieve them.

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Does Apple own my photos?

But if you back up to iCloud, Apple does keep the key to those "backed up" emails, photos, personal notes, contacts and calendar events. "iCloud is not private from the government or Apple. iCloud is just someone else's computer," said Jonathan Zdziarski, a computer security expert who specializes in Apple products.

Can police recover deleted iPhone photos?

Keeping Your Data Secure

So, can police recover deleted pictures, texts, and files from a phone? The answer is yes—by using special tools, they can find data that hasn't been overwritten yet. However, by using encryption methods, you can ensure your data is kept private, even after deletion.

Who can see my iPhone photos?

Photos need to be actually shared through that album to be visible to other members of the family group however. So unless you actually share you photos, they cannot be seen by anybody else.

Does Apple really care about privacy?

Unfortunately, in reality, Apple doesn't care about its users' privacy. Users' data is a valuable asset for any company, and no company would leave this wonderful opportunity to monopolize and capitalize on, including Apple.

Are photos safe on iPhone?

How does Apple keep my photos secure? Apple uses strong encryption to keep your photos safe as they move between your devices and iCloud. As Apple notes on its support site, your photos are transmitted under a "minimum of 128-bit AES encryption".

Who can see my camera roll?

The Camera Roll is just a view that lets you look at anything you previously or will add to Flickr. Nothing has been moved, copied, or delete. No one else can see your Camera Roll view.

Can anyone see my photos?

Whether the backup feature is turned on or not, the photos can be accessed by you only. That is, by default, anything shown in the Google Photos apps on Android or iOS (iPhone/iPad) is visible to you only. Google Photos isn't a social network.

Are photos safe on iCloud?

Everything stored in iCloud, including iCloud photos, is securely encrypted in transit and stored with encryption keys. Encryption keys are stored on Apple's servers. Without these encryption keys, files can not be decrypted. Apple also uses “end-to-end” encryption for data.

Where do permanently deleted photos go?

Where do permanently deleted photos go on iPhone?

Deleted photos and videos are kept in the Recently Deleted album for 30 days, where you can recover or permanently remove them from all devices.

Can police see iCloud photos?

Apple can give the authorities the details of your iCloud account and access to any of the data that's on there — but that data is likely to be encrypted. Apple publishes a list of what data gets stored on iCloud and which of it is encrypted. So much of what Apple has is encrypted.

Can you trust Apple?

The answer is no, but don't blame Apple alone. You shouldn't trust any company — Apple, Facebook, Google and Microsoft included — with your private data. Instead, you should take control of it yourself, because that's the only way to be sure it doesn't fall into unauthorized hands.

Does Apple collect your data?

The company collects and uses your personal data for targeted advertising, but it doesn't sell it to third-party advertisers. So it means advertisers can pay Google or Apple to be seen on your iPhone or Android device. However, the advertisers can't know who you are and come after you on their own.

Does Apple track your data?

"Both iOS and Android apps can collect personal information from users and, in turn, use that data for marketing, advertising, and analytics," Bischoff said. "Users are expected to judge for themselves whether they want to share their data with the app developer through the use of permissions.

How do I make my camera roll private?

Does Snapchat see your photos?

Officially, your snaps are visible only to the sender and the recipient, and only for a short time once you open them. This means that Snapchat employees can't view the content inside. There are some exceptions, though. Some of the employees can access the unopened snaps before they disappear after 30 days.

Can hackers see my iPhone photos?

Image Backup

But as convenient as it may be, having them on the iCloud also makes it available to hackers. Hackers have been known to attack iCloud accounts to access private data like photos and videos. Disable settings like Photo Sharing and Photo Stream to protect your photos from being accessed.