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<blockquote data-quote="Rod" data-source="post: 1897230" data-attributes="member: 204485"><p>I do understand that some people simply do not trust "cloud" storage or syncing but Apple products are largely designed around the premise that all devices will share application data such as, Reminders, Calendars, Email, Maps, Find My, Contacts, Notes, iPhone/iPad Backups and iCloud Drive. Change or add to one and they all change. What with 2FA, Trusted Devices and encrypted storage <em><strong>I</strong> </em>have never heard of a data breach affecting iCloud.</p><p></p><p>Having said all that it is still possible to return to the old days when USB cable syncing was the only way. You can still do a one time, "replace everything on this Mac with what's on your iPhone." It does mean keeping one device eg. computer up to date at all times but in my mind you are much more likely to have your privacy threatened via your ISP, email server, mobile card readers, active pixels in emails or malware than by an encrypted cloud based syncing service. People can easily get more information from your garbage can or cloning your phone.</p><p></p><p>My point is, <em>if you are online you are visible</em> and there are so many techniques that are deployed by malicious actors today it is impossible to avoid them all. So, why avoid one extremely convenient and beneficial "risk" for the sake of eliminating one outside chance?</p><p></p><p>There are two major problems in the world of computing today, data loss and data security. Data loss is far more prevalent and significant in it's effects.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rod, post: 1897230, member: 204485"] I do understand that some people simply do not trust "cloud" storage or syncing but Apple products are largely designed around the premise that all devices will share application data such as, Reminders, Calendars, Email, Maps, Find My, Contacts, Notes, iPhone/iPad Backups and iCloud Drive. Change or add to one and they all change. What with 2FA, Trusted Devices and encrypted storage [I][B]I[/B] [/I]have never heard of a data breach affecting iCloud. Having said all that it is still possible to return to the old days when USB cable syncing was the only way. You can still do a one time, "replace everything on this Mac with what's on your iPhone." It does mean keeping one device eg. computer up to date at all times but in my mind you are much more likely to have your privacy threatened via your ISP, email server, mobile card readers, active pixels in emails or malware than by an encrypted cloud based syncing service. People can easily get more information from your garbage can or cloning your phone. My point is, [I]if you are online you are visible[/I] and there are so many techniques that are deployed by malicious actors today it is impossible to avoid them all. So, why avoid one extremely convenient and beneficial "risk" for the sake of eliminating one outside chance? There are two major problems in the world of computing today, data loss and data security. Data loss is far more prevalent and significant in it's effects. [/QUOTE]
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