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An Apple fan says they lost '20 years of digital life' after using an Apple gift card (www.techradar.com)
submitted 2 months ago by throws_lemy@reddthat.com to c/technology@lemmy.world
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An Apple fan who has spent “nearly 30 years as a loyal customer” says they’ve been “permanently” locked out of their Apple Account due to what might be the overzealous actions of Apple’s automated anti-fraud system. It’s left them locked out of “20 years of digital life,” and it all started with the seemingly straightforward purchase of an Apple gift card.

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[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (5 children)

Why isn't this posted in Leopards Ate My Face?

... this person... trusted... all their files... on someone else's computer?

... they... trusted a giant... tech corporation... to... care about them?

How is this person a developer?

Normally I'd say "clearly this person has never worked in software developement"... but apparently they have, and are just very naive?

... Maybe he just somehow never once spoke with someone who worked with databases ... ???

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[–] enbiousenvy@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

I've been hearing few cases of people get locked out of their apple id recently. what happened.

curious because I also happen to be locked out of my apple id. though I only used it for apple music several years ago so there were only a few USD lost from a few songs I bought.

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[–] texture@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

this happened to my 6 year old reddit account a couple weeks ago. i didnt break any rules that im aware of and its kinda devastating, as i use it to learn about tech and find new software. im happy to be here, and will remain active here, but it was such a valuable resource for me, and i feel like it was stolen from me.

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

What doesn't add up to me is why he used a gift card instead of using credit. I suspect that there is more going on here.

[–] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 months ago

Huh, the ransomware-ish features all locked out "ecosystems" put you through are fruitful. Don't worry, as long as it works for the 99% of their clients, business as usual. Luckily, this guy recovers access to his account and if he is smart enough, he won't trust them ever again. It's sad this news won't make a dent in the army of zombie consumers of Apple.

[–] kokesh@lemmy.world -5 points 2 months ago

"they"

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