Dylan </closingtags.com> @closingtags@mastodon.social
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If a trillion dollar corporation can effectively up-end a power user's life in an instant, with no recourse, imagine what they can do to an average user. I feel for this person, I really do.

But we as users need to stop implicity trusting these companies with our livelihoods and begin taking back control.

hey.paris/posts/appleid/

20 Years of Digital Life, Gone in an Instant, thanks to Apple

Summary: A major brick-and-mortar store sold an Apple Gift Card that Apple seemingly took offence to, and locked out my entire Apple ID, effectively bricking my devices and my iCloud Account, Apple Developer ID, and everything associated with it, and I have no recourse. Can you help? Email paris AT paris.id.au (and read on for the details). ❤️ Update 14 December 2025: Someone from Executive Relations at Apple says they’re looking into it.

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