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When I open photos in iCloud, I can't figure out how to see the same functionality as Photos on my iMac - How can I see the tags I've made regarding people's faces as well as locations. All I see is the titles of pictures and the dates.
iMac 27″, macOS 10.13
iCloud Photos is a syncing service, not a backup. It does have some benefits of a backup (especially being offsite) but not all. For example if you delete something from a device, accidentally or otherwise, and don't recover it within 30 days it is gone.
Also, People and Places data does sync through iCloud -- you just can't view it in a browser at iCloud.com. However if for example you get a new device and turn on iCloud Photos on that device, that data will sync to the new device.
People & Places are not currently supported when accessing photos in a browser at iCloud.com.
Thanks for letting me know, but boy is that disappointing. A backup that only contains partial information is a pretty poor backup, but maybe that will change over time.
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