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		unethical_ban on Nov 17, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: iPhones send call history to Apple, security firm ... I feel like "sync" is an iCloud feature.

huxley on Nov 17, 2016 [–]

It is, but they are talking specifically about iCloud's backup feature being switched off, not iCloud itself. Syncing is not the same as backup.

givinguflac on Nov 17, 2016 | [–]

Yup, this is exactly it. Even with backup turned off you can answers calls from your Mac/iPad... Why is this surprising?

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