How secure is iCloud ?

Combat squirrel · 4 Dec 2017 at 13:00

As title - I have recently switched to an Apple ecosystem and always used dropbox to keep my documents and business documents in - always handy to have them backed up and and accessible and never had any issues, however as another backup I was thinking of copying my stuff to my icloud account as well - is this fairly secure? I heard its not encrypted etc?

ChrisD. · 4 Dec 2017 at 13:28

It’s secure and isn’t snooped on like Dropbox is.

Combat squirrel · 4 Dec 2017 at 13:50

ChrisD. said:
It’s secure and isn’t snooped on like Dropbox is.

interesting - whats this snooping you speak of ?

ChrisD. · 4 Dec 2017 at 13:55

Combat squirrel said:
interesting - whats this snooping you speak of ?

Dropbox scan peoples data, can't remember the exact details but it all came out when their new CEO took over. Same as Google for ad scanning etc. Microsoft and Apple don't do that.

Combat squirrel · 4 Dec 2017 at 14:02

ChrisD. said:
Dropbox scan peoples data, can't remember the exact details but it all came out when their new CEO took over. Same as Google for ad scanning etc. Microsoft and Apple don't do that.

Well Jesus, time to go to icloud!! lol

ChrisD. · 4 Dec 2017 at 14:06

It's probably not as bad as I make it sound, but I just don't trust them. Same reason I'm moving all my email away from Google.

Combat squirrel · 4 Dec 2017 at 14:08

ChrisD. said:
It's probably not as bad as I make it sound, but I just don't trust them. Same reason I'm moving all my email away from Google.

Darn I rely on google mail for my business

- it is good tbf from a user POV, so i cant really move it now

ChrisD. · 4 Dec 2017 at 14:25

Also Snowden doesn't like them so it must be true.

Faustus · 24 Dec 2017 at 23:11

ChrisD. said:
It's probably not as bad as I make it sound, but I just don't trust them. Same reason I'm moving all my email away from Google.

I think people are overly paranoid about these things. I would be quite happy for anyone to see my emails - e.g. can you get some bread and milk while you're out, oh and some bananas.

asim18 · 25 Dec 2017 at 12:18

Wasn't iCloud where all the fappening pics came from?

Spuddy · 25 Dec 2017 at 18:57

asim18 said:
Wasn't iCloud where all the fappening pics came from?

Yes it is. And I am forever thankful that Jennifer Lawrence purchased an iPhone.

Somnambulist · 25 Dec 2017 at 19:15

asim18 said:
Wasn't iCloud where all the fappening pics came from?

IIRC they found their email addresses then did the old 'this is an email from Apple, tell us your iCloud password plz' which was then wildly successful.

Feek · 25 Dec 2017 at 20:02

Somnambulist said:
IIRC they found their email addresses then did the old 'this is an email from Apple, tell us your iCloud password plz' which was then wildly successful.

Yeah, pretty much that. It was nothing to do with the platform, it was social engineering that people fell for.

ChrisD. · 27 Dec 2017 at 08:52

Yeah, phishing can effect any platform.

ic1male · 27 Dec 2017 at 14:47

You also should enable two step verification so that you have to put in a 4 (or 6?) digit code for web access which is displayed on your iPad/iPod/iPhone.

SnowyFree95 · 4 Feb 2018 at 10:55

ic1male said:
You also should enable two step verification so that you have to put in a 4 (or 6?) digit code for web access which is displayed on your iPad/iPod/iPhone.

Yes, that's it, you have to enable the security to send a message to your iPhone, 4 digits, every time someone is connected to iCloud and is not your device, is going to send you to your phone a code which you have to write down in the computer.

Rannoch · 4 Feb 2018 at 11:01

I use AxCrypt and upload backups to the cloud.

VaderDSL · 8 Feb 2018 at 18:07

Well just make sure you’re not using iCloud in China

I believe iCloud is being taken over by a Chinese company, or even a government company? So it definitely won’t be safe if you’re in China. Not sure if that applies to many on here mind.