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He should sue for 10k so Apple can dismiss him, not feel any repercussion and no one will talk about this anymore. /s

saagarjha 8y ago
I mean, $10k seems like a reasonable compensation to me. It sucks that he might not get as much news attention, but I don’t think that’s what a lawsuit is supposed to be. The newsworthy bit should be the wrongdoing, not the outrageous demands; he could have tried to get support for his plight without the claim.
- apatters 8y ago
  The argument behind entertaining huge fines or damages in tort cases is that it acts as a deterrent against future violations of the law. If the damages were only $10K then Apple would have less incentive to create safe software and fix bugs like this one. If the damages are a potential $1B they will take the issue seriously. It is fine when the defendant is a huge company like Apple IMO.
  - saagarjha 8y ago
    But what law was violated here? The only thing I see is that the individual involved felt they were harmed by Apple in particular.
    - mirimir 8y ago
      Giving bogus information to the police? That is, lying to the police. That is a crime.
      - zimpenfish 8y ago
        But what bogus information did they give? If the thief used his ID, it's not like they can give the police another name, is it?
        mirimir 8y ago
        They provided video of someone they claimed was this kid. But it was actually someone who apparently used a stolen or counterfeited ID. And not really even that. It was likely someone who their facial recognition system matched with someone who had used that ID. Maybe I'm just naive, but I doubt that people typically get arrested based on such iffy identity theft. It wasn't a photo ID. And such ID is typically useless for legally meaningful authentication. It won't get you alcohol when you're underage. It won't get you a bank account. Or a drivers license, or even a replacement social security card.
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I mean, $10k seems like a reasonable compensation to me. It sucks that he might not get as much news attention, but I don’t think that’s what a lawsuit is supposed to be. The newsworthy bit should be the wrongdoing, not the outrageous demands; he could have tried to get support for his plight without the claim.

apatters 8y ago
The argument behind entertaining huge fines or damages in tort cases is that it acts as a deterrent against future violations of the law. If the damages were only $10K then Apple would have less incentive to create safe software and fix bugs like this one. If the damages are a potential $1B they will take the issue seriously. It is fine when the defendant is a huge company like Apple IMO.
- saagarjha 8y ago
  But what law was violated here? The only thing I see is that the individual involved felt they were harmed by Apple in particular.
  - mirimir 8y ago
    Giving bogus information to the police? That is, lying to the police. That is a crime.
    - zimpenfish 8y ago
      But what bogus information did they give? If the thief used his ID, it's not like they can give the police another name, is it?
      - mirimir 8y ago
        They provided video of someone they claimed was this kid. But it was actually someone who apparently used a stolen or counterfeited ID. And not really even that. It was likely someone who their facial recognition system matched with someone who had used that ID. Maybe I'm just naive, but I doubt that people typically get arrested based on such iffy identity theft. It wasn't a photo ID. And such ID is typically useless for legally meaningful authentication. It won't get you alcohol when you're underage. It won't get you a bank account. Or a drivers license, or even a replacement social security card.
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