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Apple Users

Stinky The Clown

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4. I think the cloud is all but unavoidable

Reply to cbayer (Reply #3)

Tue Aug 7, 2012, 09:20 PM

Aug 2012

Apple makes it exceedingly difficult to do anything with their newest OSs that isn't through the cloud. In fact, if you have an available internet connection (and all of us who post on DU certainly do), the Apple mothership is watching what you do.

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How Apple and Amazon Security Flaws Led to My Epic Hacking [View all] struggle4progress Aug 2012 OP

I don't trust iCloud at all and will probably never use it. cbayer Aug 2012 #1

Inclined to agree but Apple seems to be forcing us down some alleys struggle4progress Aug 2012 #2

Hmmm.... cbayer Aug 2012 #3

I think the cloud is all but unavoidable Stinky The Clown Aug 2012 #4

I don't trust clouds either hamerfan Aug 2012 #5

Amazon and Apple are changing the 'reset rules' to prevent this. onehandle Aug 2012 #6