Seriously? Let's see, two things:
- I am a TECHNOLOGY fan, and own products from Apple as well as Samsung (phone and Chromebook), Amazon (tablet), Sony (backup laptop), HP (work and 'home work' laptop), Alienware (gaming), ASUS (tablet) … and so on. Aside from an iPhone 5, my smartphones have ALWAYS been Android (well, Blackberry and Microsoft before that).
- I corrected you on an incorrect statement, you fail to acknowledge that and claim that *I* am lacking knowledge. Um, yeah.
It is called 'two factor authentication' … and Apple offers it and has for a while -
but the celebrities in question chose NOT to use it! That said - Apple was (as usual) slow to implement it … but then, their dismal record with Cloud-based stuff doesn't really need further illumination (MobileMe, anyone?)
But PLEASE do not pretend that this is JUST APPLE … I mean, unless you have two factor authentication, it is simple to gain access to someone's account. And because places like Google and Facebook offer 'authentication services', once you have logged into Gmail, you can get into literally hundreds of places. Easily - JUST as easily as with what happened.
Also, you might have heard that MILLIONS of Gmail accounts were compromised - email addresses and passwords for literally millions of accounts were just published.
So again - PLEASE stop … you really have no clue, and pretty much EVERY statement you have made is either incorrect or a half-truth at best.
Personally I like the way Steam does two-factor … they are a pain in the butt, as on my newest laptop between web browsers, locations, and the steam client I have probably had to re-verify 6 or more times in just a few months. Pain? Sure … but secure. And my Steam got hacked back in 2005, so I appreciate it.
Here is the reality - people want convenience, not hassles. They are willing to be insecure in order to gain convenience.
No - this is absolutely incorrect. Ugh!
Apple is VERY specific - before your photos are uploaded YOU have to turn it on. If you go to a carrier shop and have THEM configure it for you and turn on auto-upload … that is NOT APPLE'S PROBLEM!
As opposed to Google - where you get about 6 pop-ups that come up when you first try to take a picture, one of which is about auto-upload … so the likelihood of accidentally turning it on is MUCH higher. Sorry - that is just reality.
Actually that is just delusional paranoia and anti-Apple sentiment clouding your judgment … because RIGHT NOW there are plenty of issues. Right now the sat majority of hotels use magnetic strip cards, and there are loads of documented hacks and cases (
http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygre...-exploited-in-string-of-hotel-room-break-ins/) of how insecure these things are …
As opposed to the chip & pin and authentication system used by Apple (and standard with many payment systems outside of the US). Much more secure than the current system. Flawless? No … because NOTHING is totally secure.