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I agree one hundred percent with this article. Someone commented that when you work for a company that your data can be scanned. I don't use Facebook or Twitter and never post anything online. When I saw this comment I had to create an account and respond.This article has nothing to do with companies monitoring employee's computers. Apple has no business scanning customer's personal files. Should they also scan your text messages and send your call logs to the feds? Would that make the world even safer? The Apple cloud services are for private storage and to share files with friends and family. Should the government open every storage locker and closet and make sure their is nothing illegal in there?

As an IT Pro with over 20 years experience I've been advising clients about the Pros and Cons of cloud storage for decades. Cloud storage is suppose to make data management and backup easier for the end user. If you store your personal data on your hard drive it is private and you should expect the same when storing in the cloud. I have never stored any of my data in the cloud and still backup my iPhone to my computer using a USB cable. Cloud storage has been pushed on people over the past decade. Companies offer free storage to try and get you interested and then when it fills up they can start charging you for more space. Cloud storage is not meant to encroach on people's privacy. If someone is arrested for something illegal their devices and accounts can be analyzed at that time.

 When your private data is being stored no one should have access to it. Google is the largest online advertising medium in the world. I always advise against using Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive. Box and Dropbox are not interested in what data you store on their servers and is only accessible by you and anyone you grant access. But no matter where you store your files online the government can always get a subpoena to gain access to your account. If Apple wants to scan everyone's photos there should be a warning message stating such every time you upload a photo to the cloud.