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I can’t imagine Apple, a champion of privacy, wants to keep a mapping of serial number to user emails. Even if harmless or if it already exists, it might taint
by inlined 7y ago
I can’t imagine Apple, a champion of privacy, wants to keep a mapping of serial number to user emails. Even if harmless or if it already exists, it might taint Apple with a creepy vibe.
- bluedino 7y agoMy iCloud account shows all my devices
- reaperducer 7y agoiCloud ≠ email. I have an iCloud account with a non-functioning e-mail address.
- gghddrttr3 7y agoDid you set it up a long time ago? It appears new iCloud accounts require a phone number for 2FA.
- tillinghast 7y agoLOL, you're one step away from writing a cautionary Medium post.
- saagarjha 7y agoI believe you can set up an iCloud account with just a phone number.
- sixstringtheory 7y agoI had to check myself, and there are serial/IMEI numbers there, at least the last-five version of each... maybe they store partial hashes instead of the full numbers (hopefully, but I'm a pessimist)
- inlined 7y agoYou enrolled in an optional program for personal use. It’s different if Apple coopts that for a different use and the set is likely incomplete.
- flixic 7y agoThe fact that you can see them does not mean that Apple can. Wouldn’t be surprised at all if they couldn’t.
- wool_gather 7y agoThe Apple Store (online/iOS app) suggests accessories/confirms accessories are compatible with your devices when shopping, so they have some info.
- Alex3917 7y ago> I can’t imagine Apple, a champion of privacy, wants to keep a mapping of serial number to user emails. Privacy is the right to be left alone, and dying in a fire seems like the exact opposite of being left alone.
- bdcravens 7y agoThey could make it pull - add to next MacOS update, and the machine just checks the serial and pops up a window if you're affected.
- FireBeyond 7y agoApple's has shown on multiple occasions that it's more than happy to have rules for third parties and the ecosystem that are different from the rules it has for itself. You can't use iMessage without a valid Mac SN, for example.
- megablast 7y agoThey clearly do, you have all your devices in icloud, and you can use that to find them when they go missing.
- tonyedgecombe 7y agoI'd expect them to keep a record of what their customers purchased, this seems like basic bookkeeping to me.
- brokenmachine 7y agoCan you not walk into an Apple store with a wad of cash and walk out with a laptop?