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 Developer ID, and everything associated with it, and I have no recourse. Can you help? Email paris AT paris.id.au (and read on for the details). ❤️ Update 14 December 2025: Someone from Executive Relations at Apple says they’re looking into it.

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  • U7826391786239@lemmy.zipEnglish
    24·
    4 months ago

    you don’t hear these horror stories often, but often enough to reinforce my conviction to never ever ever fucking ever buy a single apple product

    • Mihies@programming.devEnglish
      19·
      4 months ago

      Also if you don’t have your date data under your control, you are at the mercy of some company.

  • mycodesucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    14·
    4 months ago

    The begging is sad too. “I’m special! I’m on your side! I’m one of youuuuuu!”

    The beast eats friend and foe alike.

  • Zier@fedia.io
    6·
    4 months ago

    Privacy should be guarded like gold, the royal jewels, priceless works of art, and democracy. Never give permission to others for control of it.

  • plateee@piefed.socialEnglish
    6·
    4 months ago

    Lest Android users (like myself) think we’re immune, Google has been known to nuke accounts too, leading to a similar outcome.

    I’ve been trying my best to get out of a “one account for all” mentality - photo backups are probably the #1 problem for me right now.

    I’ve got the local storage, but I’m not sure about exposing immich to the Internet for photos access when I’m not at home.

  • ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    2·
    4 months ago

    At this point doesn’t he have grounds to sue? I know there was something in the license agreement, but that amount of money might be worth a round checking it out.