Recently, a Windows 11 iCloud sign-in feature was released by Microsoft. Available on the Microsoft App Store, iCloud for Windows allows users to access photos, videos, calendars, files, emails, and other crucial information data on their Windows PC.
But recently, a major iCloud bug has been reported since around November 17th. Those who use the iCloud app for Windows claim to see family photos of strangers and corrupted videos in libraries. While one user said he saw a completely black video with scan lines when playing videos, another user said he was watching random images of families, children in a soccer game . This problem does not seem to reflect for everyone but for a few.
Apple’s security team has received these complaints, as has the MacRumors forum, but they are apparently unresponsive. One such complaint from a user said that such issues were also seen on Windows 11 Pro and Windows 10 Pro and only one gallery was created by the app for all incoming images and videos on Windows 11.
For people reporting such issues, it is indeed a matter of privacy and security. It is also a major concern for those who appear in the mentioned images and if it is by accident or if they are deliberately shared. The people appearing in the photos have not yet been identified.
According to the complaints, it seems that reinstalling the iCloud app does not prove helpful. A MacRumor forum account by the name of sleeping_ghost says that “on rare occasions it inserts still images into videos from unknown sources, possibly other iCloud accounts.” The person adds that they have “never seen” something like this before in their iCloud Photo Library.
So far, no further information regarding this concern has come out. The reasons for the problem remain unknown. But there may be chances that this problem will be fixed, which will reassure users about their virtual security.
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