Deleted Nudes Permanently Leak on Apple?!

New iOS update is resurfacing deleted files that users thought were gone.

In some cases, NUDE photos, EVEN AFTER the user WIPED it and SOLD the device.

According to the Verge, quote:
“Apple appears to have a bug that’s dredging up data that iPhone owners thought was gone. Some iPhone owners are reporting that, after updating their phones to iOS 17.5, their deleted photos — some quite old — are popping up again, according to a Reddit thread that MacRumors spotted. iOS beta testers had the same complaints about the bug last week.”

This is quite possible since it’s syncing with the Apple cloud, and may not be rewritten with 1s and 0s correctly.  Data when it’s deleted is just removing the pointer to that data, and it’s not fully deleted in such a way that it can’t be recovered until overwritten.  This new version of iOS apparently is bringing to light a serious issue with Apple’s data policies, especially since most users do sync with the cloud.

Some sources are now reporting nude photos coming back even after wiping the device.  Quote The Verge, “a person claimed in a later post that “around 300” of their old pictures, some of which were “revealing,” appeared on an iPad they’d wiped per Apple’s guidelines and sold to a friend.”  

So if you haven’t already, consider switching to Linux and DeGoogled phone.  This way you don’t have to worry about the permanent data leak issue, that comes from sync with a cloud you don’t control the data wiping policies of.

Source:
https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/15/24157284/apple-iphone-ios-17-5-update-deleted-photos-voicemails 

 Pics or it didn't happen! 

 pics or it didn't happen. 

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 The more i hear about apple, the more i deapise them 

 I agree with your conclusion and advice to switch to using Linux and a De-Googled phone (not iOS). 
 

 This is serious stuff if it turns out that deleted photos of previous user pop up on the device of the current user. It means data was not encrypted which is insane. 

 I'm gonna need to see these photos to certify such claims  

 careful now. you don't know the gender or context 

 True. I retract my request for nudes  

 What an awkward conversation to have with your friend who sold you that iPad. 
Sure,  making them aware of such a privacy fiasco is important, but you could have also just deleted the pics and never talked of it ... 

 I am seriosly considering buying Linux-phone next time. Android and iOS phones are constanly less mine and more owned by big tech. 

 which linux phone do you like? 

 Pinephone Pro looks good to me, but unfortunately it is hard to get.  

 Security by parroting, maybe.
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