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  1. bear_in_mind

    Apple Watch 10 bought at AMZN with real-time surveillance?

    I'm sharing this to see if others have had a similar experience, and the privacy / security implications of what I experienced. I tried a new AppleWatch 10 for three days, not loving it, so attempting to return it to AMZN. I normally buy Apple products directly from Apple, but I was lazy...
  2. D

    Desperately need to restore from a backup!

    My old iMac hard disk died and I got a new one installed. My iMac now works, but I can't seem to restore from the backup file I have on an external drive. It's not formatted as a Time Machine disk, but is an external drive with other files AND this backup file. How can I access that file or...
  3. J

    Other How is it safe to buy a refurbished iPhone like from Amazon since the data from the previous owner could still be on the device and accessed by you?

    How is it safe to buy a refurbished iPhone like from Amazon since the data from the previous owner could still be on the device and accessed by you or because the previous owner's data could become mixed in with your data or accounts, even if the device is factory reset?
  4. A

    Other Can apple see my data if it isn't synced to iCloud?

    I know that apple has access to decrypt and read my files in iCloud, but what if i didn't sync them to iCloud? I didnt sync Notes, Calendar, Reminders to iCloud and am afraid that Apple is secretly uploading my files to itself
  5. R

    Checking when Medical ID was accessed on your iphone

    Is there any way to check when Medical ID was accessed on your iphone? If not in settings is there any way to extract this data (Medical ID access dates). Thanks Mark