Apple Card Disabled My iCloud, App Store, and Apple ID Accounts

Re:Apple Card Disabled My iCloud, App Store, and Apple ID Ac... by cageface on Tuesday March 02, 2021 @10:03AM (#26316004)

At this point I think the only sane way to interact with these companies is to make sure that your life can go on if they decide to lock down your account. Never be too dependent on any single company or account.

Which is why as Apple is trying to make their ecosystem increasingly sticky I am doing my best to diversify away from their services.

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Re:Apple Card Disabled My iCloud, App Store, and Apple ID Ac... by pwinnski on Tuesday March 02, 2021 @10:53AM (#26316575)

I agree in theory, but it's easier said than done.

I mean, if you use a smartphone, it's likely tied to either Google or Apple. Are you going to carry two phones in case one account gets closed? Do you buy all cross-platform apps twice, and enter all data on both phones?

Ultimately, I think the best you can do is spread things around so that a single company deciding you're persona non grata only means you lose some percentage of your stuff, rather than 95%.

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