The cloud is just someone else's computer. And you don't own that computer. https://hey.paris/posts/appleid/
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Yikes
Yessir. Over time people stopped caring about that for “convenience”. Price met risk and convenience loves disregarding risk.
At least there is support to give moral support at Apple. If you have issues with Telegram, you're screwed.
this is absolute bullshit
And in the case of Apple, when you actually purchase and take possession of their computer, you still don’t own that computer.
That article is about a developer who loved Apple and got stabbed in the back by it. That's what happens to anyone who trusts an overgrown institution like that.
worse it gets if some of those files has drm that only works with auth credentials YIKES :disgust:
Three backups: Umbrel Home backup, encrypted cloud backup, local desktop backup. Still do an encrypted cloud backup in case of natural disasters that destroys home desktop and server but don’t depend on it.
Computer is a abstraction, if it runs a stand alone encrypted program, none knows what are you doing unless making a cpu debug. If the network are inside a cryptografic system, none knows what you are send or recevieng, if it use use TOR, then you are the owner of YOUR SYSTEM, else, you are transfering known how to your service provider and giving to they your client list.
Information have more value than the hardware, but who care about?
A real private information system may be very expensive!
Self custody is a way of life !
No ?
They act like they aren't going to die one day.
That’s tough.
Wdym, I own mine 🗿
Wdym, I own mine 🗿
Decentralize all the things!
I can easily imagine the nightmare this professional Apple developer is enduring now. A harsh lesson about the dangers of centralized platforms.
„You know , You can just own your computer „
Android or death