SahwaDec 15

An Apple fan says they lost '20 years of digital life' after using an Apple gift card

https://reddthat.com/post/56188417

An Apple fan says they lost '20 years of digital life' after using an Apple gift card - Reddthat

>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.

Show threadTreczoks

Stupid people do stupid things. Like putting all apples in one basket.

Sometimes the lesson that needs to be learned in order to appreciate backups is hard…

Dec 15 at 11:37pmWeb
Show threadmint_tamasDec 16
They have backups, that’s not the point. hey.paris/posts/appleid/
20 Years of Digital Life, Gone in an Instant, thanks to Apple

Summary: A major brick-and-mortar store sold an Apple Gift Card that Apple seemingly took offence to, and locked out my entire Apple ID, effectively bricking my devices and my iCloud Account, Apple …

Dr Paris Buttfield-Addison
Show threadTreczoksDec 16
It’s not a backup if they don’t have at least one rotation in physical possession.
Show threadmint_tamasDec 17
There is no mention of that being the case (or otherwise). But the fact that the author is clearly explaining they don’t have data loss, they have more or less bricked devices makes it seem like this is a bad faith argument.