Nude picture leaks?

[dddaver]

I'm a little confused about those "leaks". First reports said they were hacked from the victims phones. Then they said they came from Apple's iCloud. Which would lead one to assume that all pictures taken on an iPhone are sent into the "cloud" database, and NOT stored just on your phone. Is this true? That's really not good.

In essence I guess what I'm trying to say is that we all know that anything posted on the internet that there can be no expectation of privacy, but apparently that also includes any picture ever taken from a cell phone.

I personally have never been in favor of this "cloud" idea and felt railroaded and threatened when this was discussed as fact and the accepted future of computing.

 

[razer]

the best thing is to never take compromising pictures with a cell phone

 

[dank.frank]

EVERY picture you take on you Iphone is automatically uploaded to the cloud. That's the whole idea of a backup...

Even when you delete the photo from your phone - it remains in the cloud - as a backup.

You can access your cloud storage and delete the pictures from there - however, most people obviously don't do this.

I don't own an iPhone. I have never liked them. I've never really like Apple in general.

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dank.Frank

 

[Photosynthesis]

The pictures were not that great.

They were some dumb fucks for taking them in the first place.

I remember in 9th grade a kid brought a polaroid of his dad's girlfriend sucking his dad's dick. I knew then it was a bad idea.

Memories are better than any picture you will ever take.

 

[razer]

The pictures were not that great.

They were some dumb fucks for taking them in the first place.

I remember in 9th grade a kid brought a polaroid of his dad's girlfriend sucking his dad's dick. I knew then it was a bad idea.

Memories are better than any picture you will ever take.

unless you get alzheimer's disease

 

[Photosynthesis]

unless you get alzheimer's disease

True, but then you won't know who the fuck you are looking at anyways.

 

[razer]

True, but then you won't know who the fuck you are looking at anyways.

wouldn't that be the exciting part, you be like wow I got to hit that

 

[watts]

i liked Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton's photos. Ariana Grande has a nice lil ass too.

 

[Photosynthesis]

wouldn't that be the exciting part, you be like wow I got to hit that

I concede. In the off chance that this instance happened, you are 100% correct. Actually it would be pretty funny. Especially if it was super hot chicks in the pictures with you.

 

[dddaver]

This is good to know. I am sure most people aren't aware. It doesn't end with iCloud. I think the shit just hit the fan. That's just the tip of the iceberg, check this out.

http://money.cnn.com/2014/09/02/technology/security/cloud-delete/index.html?hpt=hp_t4



Naked celeb hack lesson: 'Delete' doesn't mean delete

By Jose Pagliery @Jose_Pagliery September 2, 2014: 12:04 PM ET

How using the cloud can become a nightmare


NEW YORK (CNNMoney)
The naked photo you took on your phone -- and deleted -- is still around, somewhere.

That's the reality today because of how modern phones, tablets and laptops save your data. By default, photos and documents don't reside on your device alone.
They're routinely "backed up to the cloud." That means they're quietly copied onto a company's computer servers. Your embarrassing selfie lives on half a dozen machines in North America and Europe.
This is why you can easily access the same photos on your phone, personal laptop and work computer. But it also means the data isn't in your hands anymore.
Related: Bank hack - What you need to know
Cloud services like Apple's iCloud, Google Drive and Microsoft's OneDrive operate this way. That means your iPhone takes all your stuff and automatically places it on Apple (AAPL, Tech30) servers. Your Android keeps your photos at a Google (GOOG) data center. Microsoft (MSFT, Tech30) does it for Windows Phone and laptops.
But it doesn't end there. Companies strike deals to manage the flood of data. So your private documents actually end up in computer servers at companies you never had contact with: Cisco (CSCO, Tech30), IBM (IBM, Tech30), Verizon (VZ, Tech30) and others all over the world.
The lesson: Unless you take careful steps, your files no longer begin and end with the device on which you created them.
If you delete a file from your phone, it lives on in the cloud. And even if you log into that cloud service and delete it there too, the disturbing truth is that company probably already copied your files to another server you can't access. In that case it would be hard to hackers to get them too -- but they're still out there.
Apple on Tuesday confirmed that hackers leaked nude photos of celebrities (like Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton and others) by breaking into their iCloud accounts.
For instance, Hollywood actress Mary Elizabeth Winstead said she deleted her photos "long ago." The only likely scenario is that she erased them from her device -- but not the backups on the cloud.

But don't be fooled into thinking this only happens to celebrities. Everyone has something worth hacking.
Documents get saved on the cloud too. That includes sensitive company plans and password lists (a no-no, but people do it anyway). When hackers grabbed the Associated Press Twitter account passwords in 2013 and reported explosions at the White House, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than 150 points within a minute.
If you IMed your Social Security number or credit card number to your loved one, that might be backed up in the cloud too. If used by hackers, it could ruin your credit.
That doesn't mean the cloud is evil. It's a great way to maintain a calendar, share pictures with friends or collaborate with coworkers on a project. But use it on your own terms. Check your settings, and make sure you know what's getting stored there.