On: An On-Device Deep Neural Network for Face Detectio...

[rahimnathwani]

So if I throw out all my Apple devices and forget my current iCloud password, the photos are gone?

Or does Apple store the encryption key for me somewhere as a convenience, so that once I get new decides and reset my iCloud password, I regain access?

[asimpletune → rahimnathwani]

They’re gone

[ggg9990 → asimpletune]

That's messed up and makes it certain that I will never use iCloud. Losing my family photos is a much worse outcome than having them accessed by a hacker.

[kayoone → ggg9990]

That is what you get when you want real privacy protection, no one but you should be able to access that data. That being said, iCloud is not really a backup, just a File Storage with syncing features, you should get another service (internal or external) to backup your data like Backblaze or a NAS.

[macintux → ggg9990]

Apple allows you to reset your password if you forget it. This feature is why it can respond to subpoenas for iCloud data like iMessages.

It's an unfortunate tradeoff.

[Dolores12 → ggg9990]

Don't put all your eggs in one basket

[rahimnathwani → asimpletune]

OK cool. That's what I was hoping.

[Simon_says → rahimnathwani]

What do you want to happen if you lose all your devices? Backup your damn data.