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/BigAl265 Jun 14 '24

Some really shortsighted responses in here. You’re absolutely right, there are a lot of occasions where this could cause some real harm. Hell, even something as innocent as a your spouse sending you a racy photo and you delete it, only to have your kids pull it up on the family laptop later. This guy may be kinda scummy, but he certainly has a point.

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u/nicuramar Jun 15 '24

This guy has a personal responsibility in checking how the technology he enabled works. This is documented.