Apple pays out millions to student after repair techs shared her personal images

Re:Apple pays out millions to student after repair techs sha... by ars on Monday June 07, 2021 @11:16AM (#27423563)

The entire reason I repair a phone instead of buying a new one is because I want the data on it. Erasing all the data completely defeats the entire purpose of the repair.

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Re:Apple pays out millions to student after repair techs sha... by saurik on Monday June 07, 2021 @11:29AM (#27423729)

FWIW, I think most people repair their device because it would cost much less--in some cases, nothing, but in most cases at least 3 if not 5-10 times less--than it would cost to replace the phone.

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Re:Apple pays out millions to student after repair techs sha... by ars on Monday June 07, 2021 @11:37AM (#27423822)

Under warranty I guess that true. But I've found that once not under warranty a repair costs the same as buying a working used one.

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