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When iCloud Won't Let you Delete Your Data (odysee.com)
submitted 5 months ago by marathon@lemmy.ca to c/privacy@lemmy.ca
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Reports of deleted data coming back, after scrubbing/reset and phone sold to others.

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[-] mp3@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 months ago

The restored photos weren't in iCloud

https://www.synacktiv.com/en/publications/inside-the-ios-bug-that-made-deleted-photos-reappear

As for the photos reappearing after a factory reset of the device, there is no confirmed case by Apple about this ever happening, so I wouldn't take this claim seriously.

[-] marathon@lemmy.ca -5 points 5 months ago

As for the photos reappearing after a factory reset of the device, there is no confirmed case by Apple about this ever happening, so I wouldn’t take this claim seriously.

OK So probably klickbait. Please don't hesitate to delete.

[-] mp3@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 months ago

I'd rather not delete stuff, but correct them as more details come to light.

[-] marathon@lemmy.ca -4 points 5 months ago

More:

“What does concern me is how much other junk we are dragging along when we update from our iCloud backups.”

#Apple explains recent glitch that saw deleted photos appear on iPhones

https://mobilesyrup.com/2024/05/24/apple-explains-recent-glitch-that-saw-deleted-photos-appear-on-iphones/

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