For many people, one of their biggest digitally related fears is a loss of access to their online lives: photos, videos, contacts, past and future calendar entries, email archives, and much more.

There have been numerous examples of people losing a lifetime’s worth of photos after being locked out of their iCloud account. The Apple account recovery process often proves impossible, especially ...

Apple added iCloud Data Recovery Service in iOS 15/iPadOS 15 and macOS 12 Monterey. They marked this an important new feature to help you in case you lost access to devices connected to your Apple ID ...

iOS 15.2: How to assign a legacy contact to allow data recovery on your account Your email has been sent At WWDC 2021, Apple unveiled several new iCloud features, one of which was iCloud Legacy ...

Apple's iCloud service helps many consumers store their essential documents and other files. The giant tech manufacturer allows them to create backups for their important data so that they can ...

Apple on Wednesday announced new iCloud security features to strengthen users’ privacy. This includes Advanced Data Protection with end-to-end encryption for all data saved in the cloud, as well as ...

My elderly Dad's sole Apple device (iPhone 8 iPhone SE) went through the laundry, and is D-E-D dead. We can no longer get into his iCloud account, and we never set up iCloud Recovery Keys nor a 2nd ...

Bree Fowler writes about cybersecurity and digital privacy. Before joining CNET she reported for The Associated Press and Consumer Reports. A Michigan native, she's a long-suffering Detroit sports fan ...