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iPhone owners say the latest iOS update is resurfacing deleted nudes
(www.theverge.com)
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this post was submitted on 15 May 2024
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Nothing sinister, we just don't delete what we say we delete. Instead we keep it in your profile to feed the algorithms and set the "deleted" flag to make you think it's gone.
I mean, to be completely fair, that's how data storage works.
We cannot really just make data disappear, so we let it get overwritten instead
Proper deletion should include writing all ones or all zeroes to the block but y'all be lazy as fuck.
yeah cuz for normal, day-to-day use that's exponentially slower the more you're deleting
You can do that when you wipe something.
Yeah, such as sensitive photos