Video: As Dropbox IPO goes live, should you consider switching to iCloud Drive?

As Dropbox goes public, AppleInsider examines if it is time to consider whether you should stay put with iCloud Drive, or fully embrace Dropbox for your cloud storage needs.

Andrew O'Hara 8 years ago 32

Amnesty International presses Apple to warn Chinese iCloud users of government snooping risk

Amnesty International is calling on Apple to inform Chinese iCloud users that their data might be at risk of government prying after the company migrated regional accounts to China-based servers, a move designed to conform with local laws.

Mikey Campbell 8 years ago 20

Apple's services business booms amid continued reports of weak iPhone X demand

Apple's services business is booming, and it could serve to offset reported softness in demand for the iPhone X, as well as smooth out the valleys in seasonal earnings drops expected to arrive this quarter.

Stephen Silver 8 years ago 17

Stolen Apple account credentials can be acquired from 'dark web' markets for just $15

Account credentials for Apple's online services are being sold by online scammers for an average of $15.39, a report into stolen account sales on the 'dark web' reveals, but despite the seemingly low cost, Apple-based accounts appear to be priced more than individual user accounts for a considerable number of other online destinations.

Malcolm Owen 8 years ago 10

Podcast

AppleInsider Podcast talks about Consumer Reports, Verizon's idea of security, and Apple's handling of iCloud data in China

Victor Marks 8 years ago 6

Apple warns customers about phishing emails, details legitimate communication

Apple last week posted a new support document to its website detailing a few tips designed to help customers distinguish official emails from phishing attempts, the latter of which have become increasingly sophisticated in recent months.

Mikey Campbell 8 years ago 23

Apple makes Chinese transfer of iCloud data official, raising privacy concerns

As planned, Apple on Wednesday transferred control of its Chinese iCloud data to a local firm, Guizhou-Cloud Big Data. The move is necessary to comply with local laws, but has drawn criticism for exposing customers to the authoritarian Chinese government.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 21

Apple confirms use of Google cloud services to store iCloud user data

Apple has confirmed it is using Google's cloud storage services to hold iCloud user data, with a notification in a security document effectively acknowledging rumors from 2016 suggesting Apple is paying Google alongside other major third-party companies for access to their cloud infrastructure.

Malcolm Owen 8 years ago 17

Proposed EU law could require companies like Apple to share data from foreign servers

The European Union is reportedly working on legislation that would require companies to provide customers' personal data for law enforcement even if it's being kept on servers outside of the region.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 15

Apple to move Chinese iCloud keys to China servers, opens door to government data requests

In order to conform with Chinese cybersecurity laws, Apple will for the first time move cryptographic iCloud account keys out of the U.S. and into China when it migrates customer data to a local server farm in late February.

Mikey Campbell 8 years ago 46

How to reset your HomePod and connect it to a new Apple ID

HomePod services like sending text messages or creating reminders can only be accomplished with the Apple ID used to initially set up the device. If you want to change the Apple ID affiliated with your HomePod, you'll need to redo the setup process.

Neil Hughes 8 years ago 6

Reporters Without Borders urges journalists to move or close Chinese iCloud accounts

Watchdog organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is recommending that journalists operating out of China either close or migrate their iCloud accounts by the end of the month, as Apple is on the verge of transferring local control to a company tied to the Chinese government.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 25

Apple preps second Chinese data center, switch-on not expected until 2020

Putting aside privacy concerns about the first one, Apple is reportedly laying the groundwork for a second Chinese data center that will go online two years from now.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 1

Apple's iCloud key in takedown of notorious Russian botnet operator

Data from Apple's iCloud service was used to identify, and potentially locate and arrest, the operator of the Kelihos botnet, a system notorious for its association spam networks and criminal conspirators, according to U.S. court documents unsealed on Monday.

AppleInsider Staff 8 years ago 20

Messages in iCloud returns in Apple's iOS 11.3 beta 1

First announced last June at its Worldwide Developers Conference, Messages in iCloud have not yet launched, but could be coming to this spring's iOS 11.3 update, based on the first developer beta issued.

Neil Hughes 8 years ago 14

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