The move isn't surprising, but shows what data is available to authorities when paying Apple customers use the Hide My Email feature.

The move isn’t surprising, but shows what data is available to authorities when paying Apple customers use the Hide My Email feature.

  • Pricklesthemagicfish@reddthat.comEnglish
    1221·
    2 days ago

    Man I hate people like you it should be sued for false advertising not im an apple fan boy and im way smarter than everyone else

    • blitzen@lemmy.caEnglish
      133·
      2 days ago

      Apple isn’t marketing Hide My Address that way, and if you think they are you deserve what’s coming you.

      The article is written with bias, and does not explicitly say Apple turned over the name without being compelled by a warrant. If there was a warrant, this is a non-story; if there wasn’t, I’m not thrilled about it but there are bigger fish to fry.

      im way smarter than everyone else

      Based on your punctuation and grammar, doubt

      • grrgyle@slrpnk.netEnglish
        12·
        1 day ago

        So people who think “hide my email” hides their email are the real problem, got it

        • SlurpingPus@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          1 day ago

          Only a fourteen-year-old edgelord can think that hiding the email from spammers and hiding it from law enforcement are the same thing.

    • howmuchlonger@lemmy.orgEnglish
      2·
      2 days ago

      So, I think we might need to read the fine print on these user agreements before we say “false advertising.” You’d probably be surprised how Apple is pretty transparent about what they will and won’t do.

      • JillyB@beehaw.orgEnglish
        2·
        2 days ago

        How many of the people who accepted that fine print do you think read it? Do you think its the individual’s fault for not combing through every term? Or is it Apple’s fault for misleading people and putting the clarification in a place they know nobody will pay attention?

        • howmuchlonger@lemmy.orgEnglish
          1·
          2 days ago

          I do think if you’re going to have assumptions about something that you should read the fine print, yes. Do I assume anyone does that? No.

          Also, I don’t ever recall them suggesting that they won’t tell the cops who you are if they have a warrant. So I think people misled themselves.