iPhones send call history to Apple, security firm says

Apple's response in the article explains it - so the user of multiple devices has the call log on all of them, so he can respond to calls on any device. Also, this helps when you set up a new phone.

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Post by unethical_ban » Thu, Nov 17, 2016, 3:39 PM UTC

M4v3R wrote: post #5

TeMPOraL wrote: post #4

Well, of course it does. The question is - why?

Apple's response in the article explains it - so the user of multiple devices has the call log on all of them, so he can respond to calls on any device. Also, this helps when you set up a new phone.

I feel like "sync" is an iCloud feature.

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Post by huxley » Thu, Nov 17, 2016, 3:43 PM UTC

unethical_ban wrote: post #6

M4v3R wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Apple's response in the article explains it - so the user of multiple devices has the call log on all of them, so he can respond to calls on any device. Also, this helps when you set up a new phone.

I feel like "sync" is an iCloud feature.

It is, but they are talking specifically about iCloud's backup feature being switched off, not iCloud itself. Syncing is not the same as backup.

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Post by kimshibal » Thu, Nov 17, 2016, 3:44 PM UTC

i'm still using my trusty motorolla razr

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Post by pksadiq » Thu, Nov 17, 2016, 3:45 PM UTC

> Apple's Reply:

>> Device data is encrypted with a user’s passcode, and access to iCloud data including backups requires the user’s Apple ID and password.

Can't Apple ID password be reset? If so, how can it be a true encryption?

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Post by murukesh_s » Thu, Nov 17, 2016, 3:51 PM UTC

pksadiq wrote: post #9

> Apple's Reply: >> Device data is encrypted with a user’s passcode, and access to iCloud data including backups requires the user’s Apple ID and password. Can't Apple ID password be reset? If so, how can it be a true encryption?

That is a valid question.