Apple needs to explain that bug that resurfaced deleted photos (www.theverge.com)
from misk@sopuli.xyz to apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world on 21 May 2024 05:42
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tedu on 21 May 2024 05:53 next collapse

I'm impressed the verge was able to refer to the issue without using the word nudes in the headline.

proper@lemmy.world on 21 May 2024 07:31 next collapse

hey I learned how to build a pc from verge. I mean it didn’t turn on but they’re trying.

onion@feddit.de on 21 May 2024 08:35 collapse

Did you forget your live strong bracelet?

Lemjukes@lemm.ee on 21 May 2024 12:15 collapse
Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world on 21 May 2024 09:23 next collapse

Apple

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PseudorandomNoise@lemmy.world on 21 May 2024 09:39 next collapse

All today’s fix confirms that this bug did exist, it was a problem, and it had something to do with database corruption. And by ignoring requests to comment publicly on the matter, it doesn’t impart confidence that this won’t happen again.

99.9% of Apple customers wouldn’t understand it if they explained this in any more detail. And they’re not gonna tempt fate by saying something stupid like “we guarantee this is fixed forever”. I get where this reporter is coming from but she should probably accept that this explanation is the last thing Apple will say about it.

azalty@jlai.lu on 21 May 2024 10:32 next collapse

Nothing prevents them from answering questions or making an blog post or announcement to talk about the issue. Not necessarily in the update change notes, but at least somewhere. It’s not like they can’t.

MalReynolds@slrpnk.net on 21 May 2024 10:58 collapse

No, it’s like they won’t. Cost / benefit says no…

Mango@lemmy.world on 21 May 2024 10:57 collapse

Criticism is due. The relationship between proprietary software and privacy shouldn’t put trade secrets over personal secrets. A “we totally weren’t just secretly keeping all your pics for AI training or whatever” isn’t enough of an answer.

PseudorandomNoise@lemmy.world on 21 May 2024 11:54 next collapse

Criticism is definitely warranted, but Apple’s not the kind of company that shows how the sausage is made beyond whitepapers. I wouldn’t expect much follow-up is all I’m saying. If seeing the code is important, Apple is the wrong company for you.

Mango@lemmy.world on 21 May 2024 13:03 collapse

Oh yeah, Apple will definitely plea the 5th. They aren’t about to roast their own bacon.

WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world on 21 May 2024 12:32 collapse

The EU should take Apple to court over this for violating the GDPR.

If they aren’t deleting user data the user has deleted, especially old data that should’ve been flushed from all redundancy and resiliency measures years ago (backups, indexes, caches, etc), then they should be fined billions.

Mango@lemmy.world on 21 May 2024 13:02 next collapse

Agreed. Even if it was an accident(I don’t buy it), you don’t get away with other crimes by claiming it’s an accident. This is a matter of responsibility!

Nogami@lemmy.world on 23 May 2024 06:32 collapse

Oh look. A troll. And not a smart one at that. Just gonna block your account because your comments aren’t worth anything.

uebquauntbez@lemmy.world on 21 May 2024 10:48 next collapse

we. need. data. we. have. data. we. gain. money. So f**k off!

reddit_sux@lemmy.world on 21 May 2024 11:48 next collapse

Apple needn’t do anything Apple Enthusiasts will lap up any bullshit Apple can dish out. Apple and its products are sacrosanct to the average Apple buyer.

b3an@lemmy.world on 21 May 2024 15:57 next collapse

I agree that they need to better explain what the hell happened without making the fucking media break it down for us:

Apple says iOS 17.5.1 fixes ‘rare’ bug that caused deleted photos to return

It is notable how quickly Apple pushed this fix out. But more detail and addressing consumer concerns would go a longer way than this single explanation they provided:

This update provides important bug fixes and addresses a rare issue where photos that experienced database corruption could reappear in the Photos library even if they were deleted.

Nogami@lemmy.world on 21 May 2024 23:05 collapse

Yawn. So boring.

Database corruption bug.