Does Apple look at your photos?

Apple's technology scans photos in your iCloud photo library and compares them to the database. If it finds a certain number of matches (Apple has not specified what that number is), a human will review it and then report it to NCMEC, which will take it from there.
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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.
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Can Apple see your deleted photos?

Deleted from the iPhone? 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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Do photos ever truly get deleted?

Google Photos keeps deleted photos for 60 days before they are permanently removed from your account. You can restore deleted photos within that time. You can also permanently delete photos if you do not want to wait 60 days for them to disappear.
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Where do photos go when permanently deleted?

When you first delete a file on a Windows computer by right-clicking the delete option or press the "Delete" key, it goes to the Recycle Bin, Trash, or something similar depending on your operating system.
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Apple's PLAN To SCAN Your Photos [Their REAL Motive]



Is Apple actually private?

When Apple does process or store data on our servers, it's associated with a random identifier — a long string of letters and numbers. That data is used only to improve Siri, and we never share or sell it. Apple doesn't retain audio of your requests unless you choose to share it with us to improve Siri.
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Are photos on iPhone secure?

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".
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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.
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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.
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Can your iPhone photos be hacked?

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.
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Do deleted photos stay in iCloud?

Delete photos and videos

In Photos on iCloud.com, select the photos or videos you want to delete, or double-click a single photo or video. , then click Delete. Deleted photos and videos are placed in the Recently Deleted album, where they remain for 30 days before being permanently removed.
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Can hackers see your photos?

Proper Passwords Protect Your Pictures

Hackers use a wide range of “cracking” tools to guess passwords. So the better your password, the less likely it is that your personal photos, correspondence, financial information, and personal data will be compromised by a hacker.
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Can hackers recover deleted photos on iPhone?

If you have an iPhone X, your “deleted” images are not entirely gone. As a result – they may be accessible to hackers. Two researchers have recently found a vulnerability that could let hackers access your images, even if you previously deleted them.
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How Safe Is iPhone?

Ivan Krstic, head of Apple security engineering and architecture said, "For over a decade, Apple has led the industry in security innovation and, as a result, security researchers agree iPhone is the safest, most secure consumer mobile device on the market.
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Can Apple be trusted?

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.
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Is Apple really serious 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.
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Does Apple spy on you like Google?

Unlike Facebook, Google and Amazon, Apple proudly proclaims that it "doesn't gather your personal information to sell to advertisers or other organizations."
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Does Apple keep permanently deleted videos?

If you "permanently" deleted them from that special album, they're gone for real. If you're really still using iPhoto, they would have been moved to iPhoto Trash.
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Where do permanently deleted photos go IOS?

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.
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Where do things go after being deleted?

When you delete a file or folder, it goes into the Recycle bin, where you have a chance to restore it.
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Are photos safe on my phone?

Images are often the most incriminating (or, at least embarrassing) content on our devices. Here's what you need to know: If you take a photo and it never leaves the device—you don't send it to anyone and it's not backed up in any cloud service—it will be much harder for law enforcement to access.
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Can iCloud photos get hacked?

All replies. It's possible that your iCloud account could be compromised, because someone's guessed your password or tricked you into disclosing it. They could then tamper with your iCloud photo library.
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Can Apple iCloud get hacked?

The short answer to that question is yes, however, our research has shown that iCloud hacking is not possible in the same way it used to work. Spyware is unable to download a full backup of a victim's device from iCloud. Instead, it now works in a more limited way by acquiring iCloud Synced Data.
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Are permanently deleted photos gone forever iPhone?

When you delete photos and videos, they go to your Recently Deleted album for 30 days. After 30 days, they'll be permanently deleted.
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How long does Apple keep deleted iCloud photos?

According to Apple, deleted photos and videos will be stored in your account for 30 days (technically, they are moved to the Recently Deleted album). You can recover your photos and videos from the Recently Deleted during those 30 days, after which the files are supposed to be…
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