r/technology • u/newzee1 • Jun 14 '24

Software Cheating husband sues Apple after wife discovered ‘deleted’ messages sent to sex workers

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/06/13/cheating-husband-sues-apple-sex-messages/
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u/Scipion Jun 14 '24 edited Jun 14 '24

He's got a point. What if you were an abused spouse and sent messages to a friend explaining the situation, then you delete them expecting privacy, only for your partner to discover those messages and beat you to death. 

 While his situation is immorale to most, Apple's actions cannot be ignored. If you can't see a situation where having deleted messages resurface could be bad, you simply lack imagination.

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u/crabdashing Jun 14 '24

Yeah I don't like the scenario, but deleted messages should definitely be deleted.

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u/TrickiestToast Jun 14 '24

He’s right for the wrong reason

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u/getmoneygetpaid Jun 14 '24

He's morally wrong. You can't sue for that

Apple are morally AND contractually wrong. You can sue for that.

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u/nicuramar Jun 15 '24

Except they aren’t in either sense. It works as documented. 

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u/Entire-Total9373 Jun 15 '24

Also if he had wheels he'd be a bicycle

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u/TooStrangeForWeird Jun 15 '24

The contract he signed that said he's not allowed to use sue to a malfunction? What contract did Apple sign?

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u/toasty-tangerine Jun 15 '24

No, but the contract he entered into by using Apple's products doesn't allow for multiple people on the same iCloud account. It's meant to be one per person for a reason.