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Nudes are a controversial subject because as much as they keep the spark alive in a relationship, once the relationship is over, people use them to spite each other by threatening to post them on social media.
Women are saying men should delete their nudes once a relationship ends but some men don't agree. They say it is their property once they have them.
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Legally in America, once a woman sends out nudes to a man, it is considered a gift. However, it cannot be reposted on social media platforms as that may be an invasion of privacy.
"If you don't want those nudes to be out there, don't send them via the internet. If you are under the age of 18 and have sent nudes and they forward them to someone else, it is called 'trafficking child pornography', [and] you will end up with a felony and time. Upon receiving nudes, it's better to delete them as, especially as a young man, no one is going to side with you," says attorney Dennis Spurling.
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When it comes to getting your nudes back after you have sent them, there is unfortunately nothing that can be done. Your nudes will remain on the internet once posted.
"If you sent a nude to somebody and they have it on their phone or computer that they own under their name, it is then their property," he adds.
According to Expert Reviews, if you still have deleted nudes on your phone but they're still stored in your iCloud, these are the steps you should follow:
On a Mac
Open up iPhoto and look for the iCloud Events (they're named after the month, such as December 2022 Photo Stream). Open the one containing the images you don't want, select the photos and hit delete.
On a PC
Photos are stored in C:\Users\
Delete iCloud backups
Sometimes images get backed up even after you delete them in the cloud. These are the steps to follow when removing them permanently from iCloud backups.
You need to delete your old iCloud backups. From your phone go to Settings, iCloud, Storage & Backup, and then tap Manage Storage (it takes a while for this option to load, as your phone has to download the latest information). The next screen shows you a list of all of your devices. Tap the one you're interested in and hit Delete Backup to get rid of it in iCloud. Of course, make sure that you've got a copy of all of your files and photos first, just in case. Repeat for all of your iOS devices.
For Android users, deleting content from your phone means you have to combat phone theft by activating the Factory Reset Protection button: Settings>Security>Screen Lock switch to "Off" then log out of your Google account. Then in order for all the data to be removed, you would need to encrypt your device: Settings>Security>Advanced>Encryption and Access date> Encryption "On".
Once you have deleted the data, Android phones will store it until something is saved on top of it so download random videos.
Once all of this is done, you need to reset your phone through the following steps: Settings>System>Advanced>Reset options>Erase all data (factory reset).
While all this information may help get rid of unwanted photos in your device or cloud, companies like Google and Apple will still have your data copied to another server that you can't access.
Sources: Expert Reviews, Vice, CNN Business
