Re: Apple needs to explain that bug that resurfaced deleted photos

On 2024-05-21, badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:

Earlier today, Apple issued a fix in iOS and iPadOS 17.5.1. Patching
buggy software is a good, normal thing. But that’s not the issue here.
The issue is that the fix “addresses a rare issue where photos that
experienced database corruption could reappear in the Photos library
even if they were deleted” — and that’s all Apple has to say about it.

That's enough explanation for me. But then I'm not a gullible rube who
jumps to incorrect conclusions based on ignorance and unsubstantiated
rumors.

On iOS, deleted photos technically spend 30 days in the Recently
Deleted folder before disappearing for good, but the intent to send a
photo to digital oblivion is still there. A reasonable person would
expect a deleted file to stay that way. That’s why it’s understandable
that people freaked out last week when photos deleted years ago had
suddenly reappeared in their iPhone photo library.
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This is obviously a privacy concern.

Nobody but you has access to your photos. So no.

You're certainly on form, though badgolferman.

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