Apple Compensates Victim of iMessage Bug for Breach of Privacy

in december, apparent bug appeared in apple's imessage service allowed imessages sent stolen iphone. messages can, apparently, continue sent , received stolen phone after remote wipe , sim card deactivation. unintended action, , though apple explains solution "toggle imessage on , off" in settings app, impossible act perform remotely on stolen phone.

next web today reports of case of anonymous apple customer had iphone stolen , lengthy discussions had apple afterwards.




after iphone stolen, customer k had sim card deactivated. however, friends told imessages sent continued delivered stolen iphone because hadn't invoked find iphone's remote wipe feature. apple's technical support personnel suggested wide variety of solutions prevent messages being sent other iphone.

suggestions reset apple id password, insert sim card ios device, among others, made sense. 1 request, contact friends , tell them stop sending imessages, customer k thought unreasonable -- not mention impractical.

eventually, 6 weeks after phone stolen, apple did figure out unique solution:

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apple able remotely push 'code' out stolen iphone in order make problem stop. result of apple engineering team weighing in on how solve issue.

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after problem solved, customer continued push apple on issue of compensation , directed apple's legal department. informed apple legal troubled length of time took prevent imessages going stolen phone , wanted compensation extensive breach of privacy.

eventually, after phone discussion apple legal, k offered ipod touch compensation trouble. apple claimed give device receive imessages.

apple has still not commented on matter, 1 theory imessage servers permanently link udid number of particular handset apple id, knows handset deliver imessages to. messages continue sent stolen iphone until imessage manually toggled on , off -- task impossible perform on stolen phone.

article link: apple compensates victim of imessage bug breach of privacy

 

i would've told them ipad 2 can imessages too!

 

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