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Rosyna said:

gatorguy said:

Not specifically mentioned in AI's article:
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Apple’s iMessage has this problem and it’s just as bad, if not worse. Your SMS.db is stored in an iCloud backup, but copies of it also exist on your iPad, your desktop, and anywhere else you receive iMessages. Deleted content also suffers the same fate."

Because Apple never says anything about being able to securely delete text messages.

It's especially moot when you can get them from the carrier and there is no way to guarantee what happens on the other side (the person that sent it or received it) is doing with the text message.

It is neither "just as bad" nor "worst".

I guess it's important to note that only about 25% of the content in any one of Zdziarski's post is technically accurate. The rest is either FUD, wild guessing, or just paranoid weirdness for PR purposes. His unfounded paranoia has resulted in some very useful, very secure Xcode features getting removed because of the bad PR it generated for Apple, even though his claims were incorrect.

I'm a bit surprised at your assessment of Zdziarski's blog posts. He claims to have developed effective peer vetted digital forensics software currently in use in the legal system. He has made what seem to me as very cogent arguments regarding several issues surrounding the recent Apple vs FBI legal battle (San Bernardino.) The modest amount I've read of his blog seems neither weird, paranoid nor FUD inducing. 

I'm even more surprised that Apple would remove Xcode features based on incorrect claims and/or unfounded paranoia. They're usually pretty thick-skinned when it comes to negative PR. Do you have evidence to back your assertions? I didn't realize his sphere of influence was strong and wide enough to affect the development of Apple's own software.