Dr Paris (he/him)Dec 13

posted about my Apple ID woes, please share widely?

https://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 threadGlyphDec 13
@parisba This seems like something @gruber might be interested to write about.
Show threadDr Paris (he/him)Dec 13
@glyph Great point. Hi @gruber ...
Show threadJohn GruberDec 13

@parisba @glyph Indeed. Godspeed and good luck.

https://daringfireball.net/linked/2025/12/13/buttfield-addison-apple-account

Paris Buttfield-Addison’s Apple Account Is in Kafka Mode

Link to: https://hey.paris/posts/appleid/

Daring Fireball
Show threadDr Paris (he/him)Dec 18
@gruber FYI, John, I'm fully back on the air as of today, but share your concerns on Apple Gift Card safety. Small update here: https://hey.paris/posts/appleid/ — longer one soon. @glyph
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 threadJohn GruberDec 18
@parisba @glyph Ha! Nice. Figures that that happened just after I posted. Murphy's Law never fails. Very happy for you.
Show threadDr Paris (he/him)
@gruber I suspect I'll get more info soon, as he's off doing some research for me (he's very accomodating within the limits of what he can do/say), but he was VERY adamant that gift cards should only be purchased from Apple, not "Authorised Retailers", if one wants to be guarantee of their safety. I found that odd. @glyph
Dec 18 at 12:18amWeb