Could Apple be blamed for celebrities photo leak from iCloud and why?
When Apple stores your material on its servers, the material is encrypted, as well as heavily protected by other ways and means under Apple’s control. So, even if a hacker broke into an account, all they would find are encrypted files.The files are automatically encrypted before they leave your Apple device, desktop or mobile, using your own passcode as the key. That passcode is stored on your device in a secured area of the circuitry, and never leaves your device. This means that not even Apple is able to decrypt those files on its servers, and the company tells you that’s the case. That’s also why you should never tell another person your passcode.When you log onto iCloud, for example, you are required to use your Apple ID and your iCloud passcode; only then are the iCloud files decrypted, and only for you.So, how did the celebrity photo leak occur? The people who stole the files knew enough about their victims to figure out the person’s Apple ID and passcode, and used them. That’s all.How easy is that? I was sitting on the bus the other day, and a woman a few seats away, at right angles to my seat, entered her iPhone passcode not once, but several times, and I could see what it was quite plainly. She didn’t notice, but she also made to attempt to protect her passcode from being seen, and it was a simple passcode. Now, I didn’t have her Apple ID, nor physical access to her device, for that matter, and i’m not about to do anything with the information. But if somebody was determined to do her harm, they only needed one or two more pieces of information, which could be tricked out of them by other means.By the way, this celebrity break-in issue arose several years ago now, and the question has been asked and answered dozens of times before on Quora. I mention this so that you know it can often shorten your time to get an answer to your question if you first ask your question using Quora’s search engine, and only if you can’t find a similar question, then post it as a question of your own.
Question about iCloud celebrity nudes leak?
OK, so for anyone that don't know, iCloud was hacked, and many celebrities had their nudes leaked onto the internet.One of which being Mckayla Maroney. Maroney claims that she was underage (18) when the pictures were took, but she is also saying the pics aren't of her. Her pics have been banned from most websites due to her age, but there's still some websites that have hers, along with the rest of the celebrities involved in the leak. If one was looking at these leaks, and happened to look at Mckayla Maroneys pics, could they be arrested for viewing child pornography? The website has all the other celebrity leaks on it, not just Maroneys. Also, this leak is huge, so I'm sure thousands of others are also viewing her pics. I am just talking about viewing, no downloading. Mckayla insists the leaks are not of her. No one actually knew she was under 18 until her attorneys claimed she was. That's why I'm wondering, no one knew until a while after they leaked. Doing some research, seems she was 17 and 11 months when the supposed pics were taken. She is 18 now. Also, what if ones ISP happens to take notice to you looking at celebrity leaks, and they see you looked at the Mckayla Maroney ones? Could they see that and contact the police, or would the ISP even know who Mckayla Maroney is? Like I said, the website had all the leaks posted, not just Maroneys. My ISP also seems to be pinging my router a lot here lately. Which isn't unusual, They ping the router a lot for some reason.
Question about iCloud celebrity nudes leak.?
OK, so for anyone that don't know, iCloud was hacked, and many celebrities had their nudes leaked onto the internet, and event people are calling the fappening. One of which being Mckayla Maroney. Maroney claims that she was underage (18) when the pictures were took, but she is also saying the pics aren't of her. Her pics have been banned from most websites due to her age, but there's still some websites that have hers, along with the rest of the celebrities involved in the leak. If one was looking at these leaks, and happened to look at Mckayla Maroneys pics, could they be arrested for viewing child pornography? The website has all the celebrity leaks on it, not just Maroneys. Also, this leak is huge, so I'm sure thousands of others are also viewing her pics. I am just talking about viewing, no downloading.
Will iCloud survive the Great Naked Celebrity Photo Leak of 2014?
Of course it will survive. We are talking about the pet project of the wealthiest consumer goods company in history.Make no mistake: all of Apple's plans for the next ten years hinge on iCloud. It is the center of their new integrated model. They aren't going to let anything happen to it, no matter the bad press they experience.I would also point out that Microsoft, Twitter, and NBC carried on business as usual after their own security breaches in 2013. Apple will spend a little money doubling down on their existing security measures and keep a lower profile until their upcoming product announcement. And then everyone will forget while they wait in line for their new iPhones.
Is it illegal to view and capture naked pictures of celebrity?
I'm pretty sure that most of you guys know that someone 'illegally' leaked naked/ sexual pictures of multiple celebrities I know that this guy will be punished, but I am not so sure whether viewers (which would be mostly teenagers and young adults) and those who captured/downloaded those pictures will be punished by the law. Would these internet users be punished for personal privacy infringement whatever?
Is iCloud hacked because of poor security?
Under the assumption it was done by bruteforce:Yes, in two ways: 1. The users had chosen too easy passwords.2. Apple didn't limit the number of trials over a specific time via some API.This technic is considered best practise. But shit happens: That's why we must ask: Is the very existence of a cloud poor data security? Never upload very private data!In addition, it is said that the attackers used a forensic program to emulate the iPhone to download not just iCloud data that is accessible via the web interface but a whole backup (contact data, ...). That should be a reason for protest: Have they tolerated that application because it was for investigative purposes? Is it justified to implement backdoors for the police although organized criminals/foreign agencies could have access?