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Understanding iCloud Drive and how to save money with Family Sharing

Apple's ubiquitous iCloud is simple to describe yet startlingly complex to understand. Chief amongst its features, though, is iCloud Drive and the storage options Apple gives you with this can be a huge boon. AppleInsider talks about how it really works and how you can exploit it if you've got a bunch of family members.

William Gallagher 7 years ago 17

Former high school teacher used Elcomsoft software in 'Celebgate' hack

A Virginia man on Monday pleaded guilty for his part in accessing, and attempting to access via phishing, more than 200 iCloud, Yahoo and Facebook accounts, some of which belonged to Hollywood celebrities.

Mikey Campbell 7 years ago 7

Tim Cook lambastes Bloomberg for iCloud spy chip report, calls for retraction

Apple CEO Tim Cook has uncharacteristically spoken out about the Bloomberg report that claimed that the Chinese had inserted a spy chip into the company's iCloud server, and is completely denying that Apple was impacted.

Mike Wuerthele 7 years ago 61

Chinese consumer group demands Apple compensate stolen Apple ID owners

The China Consumer Association is calling on Apple to fully compensate people who lost money as a result of stolen iCloud accounts, arguing the company is downplaying a recent security breach.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 26

Tip: How to recover deleted files from iCloud on your Mac or iOS device

Many of our files are now hosted from inside of iCloud and you may not even know it. Not only does it this make them available on all your devices, but files can actually be recovered should they ever be deleted — at least most of the time.

Andrew O'Hara 7 years ago 2

No evidence of spy chips, Apple insists in letter to US Congress [u]

Apple hasn't detected unusual transmissions or other evidence servers were infiltrated with Chinese spy chips, the company's VP of Information Security insisted in a letter to Congress on Sunday.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 41

Department of Homeland Security chimes in on iCloud server spy chip allegations

The United States Department of Homeland Security has added to the growing chorus of voices siding with Apple and Amazon versus the blockbuster report that Apple's iCloud and Siri security was violated by a China-planted spy chip.

Mike Wuerthele 7 years ago 46

UK's GCHQ, U.S. officials cast doubt on iCloud server spy chip report

A report claiming Apple and almost 30 other companies were targeted by Chinese spies embedding chips in hardware has faced more scrutiny over the last 24 hours, with government officials and security agencies sharing doubts over the story's accuracy.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 46

Podcast

iCloud server spy chip claims, iPhone XS selfies, more on the AppleInsider Podcast

Victor Marks 7 years ago 0

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