The signature syncing feature of Apple revealed deleted messages to the wife, costing a man at least 373 million in PHP.
In the age of cloud services, we can conveniently save our data, media, and digital file progress over the internet. This is thanks to syncing technology, currently available on many platforms. But what will you feel if your order to delete isn’t applied across all synced devices?
A man in England experienced a turn of events when “deleted” messages on his iPhone were discovered by his wife on iMac. The messages involved a sex worker and while he removed them on the iPhone, the same Apple ID was logged in elsewhere. That’s where the cascade began.
When the wife found the messages, she filed a divorce. Not only it ruined a relationship, but it also cost the man five million pounds or more than 373 million in Philippine peso. Imagine yourself losing that fortune because of supposedly deleted messages.
Now, the man wants Apple to pick up the tab, suing the company for the same amount. His legal defense team argued that the company should have provided clear-cut information about what will happen when you delete a message.
The defense team also argued that Apple’s prompts during message deletion are misleading because they can still be accessed on other devices logged in with the same ID. Apple has yet to issue a statement.
Have you experienced the same problem before?
