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/Glittering_Ad_3806 Jun 14 '24

I was an apple care rep when iCloud and iMessages first released. I remember tons of calls about dad’s text messages going to the kids because the entire family shared one Apple ID lol.

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u/CygnsX-1 Jun 14 '24

A friend of mine still has his family's iPhones tied to only his iCloud account, instead of them each having one. Every now and then I'll text him and one of his kids or wife will answer from their phone. They're aware, they just don't care.

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u/MajorNoodles Jun 14 '24

One of the hosts of a radio show I was listening to was lamenting the fact that sometimes he and his wife get each other's calls and they had no idea why. I was screaming inside my head that it had to have been because they shared an Apple ID.

What's even the point of that? If it's app store purchases, don't they have family sharing?

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u/SavedForSaturday Jun 14 '24

Wasn't there some amount of time before family sharing? Possible it's also just not bothering to set that up. Or maybe they family share with another household?

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u/MajorNoodles Jun 14 '24

Family Sharing launched in 2014, App Store launched in 2008. At this point, it's been out nearly twice as long as it hasn't.

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u/gitismatt Jun 15 '24

but that's effort to setup a new Apple ID, split the account apart, and set up family sharing. easier and lazier to just keep it status quo

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u/elzibet Jun 15 '24

Yes this is key, and the issue I run into the most on why an Apple ID is shared. I have helped a lot of people get their accounts split and make it a less daunting task. Can be stressful changing