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conradolson t1_izcgf62 wrote

Reply to comment by Visionbuilder in Apple announces plans to encrypt iCloud data on its servers, including full backups, photos and notes. by [deleted]

Why should cloud storage be free? Servers cost money to run 24/7. Networks to connect them to all your devices so you can access everything, all the time, from anywhere, costs money.

You could store your data on your own hard drive for free if you want. And encrypt it. No one is forcing you to use iCloud.

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darexinfinity t1_izcos0x wrote

Apple give 5GB of free storage, with higher sizes being a monthly subscription.

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SlowMotionPanic t1_izckvuf wrote

> You could store your data on your own hard drive for free if you want. And encrypt it. No one is forcing you to use iCloud.

Not with iPhone, at least not all the data which iCloud collects. Apple also doesn’t allow third party apps to have such deep system access.

Also, what’s with the corpo apologetics and strawmanning? Capitalists will never love you.

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Technoist t1_izd6xbo wrote

That’s not why. People are just correcting you when you are wrong.

Icloud basic data like your password keychain or health data is end to end encrypted.

Documents and photos that you can upload if you want is encrypted but Apple has a key to it.

You can disable all that and make a 100% offline backup with a USB cable.

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conradolson t1_izf7y4y wrote

You could manually copy your photos from your phone to a computer with a cable and back them up. You can back up your whole iPhone to a local computer too I think.

If you aren’t happy with the controls iPhones give you then you can get an Android. That’s one of Androids main selling points over iPhones.

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NewYorker0 t1_izdjz84 wrote

Well socialist aren’t coming up with free technology either

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