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by nwh 4644 days ago
No, pictures sent using iMessage are uploaded directly to Microsoft Azure when using a true iOS device.

http://i.imgur.com/W3QitN6.png
2 comments
outworlder 4644 days ago
Why does Apple use Microsoft Azure though? I would have thought that they have enough server capacity for that.
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melange 4644 days ago
Storing files in the cloud is a commodity service. Why wouldn't they outsource it? They use AWS too.
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anfedorov 4644 days ago
They're encrypted, though, right? Do they need to be sent to this third party to decrypt?
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nwh 4644 days ago
I don't quite remember, but I think the images are just passed over SSL with no other encryption.
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