Apple has stood for data encryption and complete user privacy for many years. This thesis is fundamental in the company's policy. However, not everything is as smooth as it seems at first glance. Recently, the company added new provisions to the "iTunes Store and Privacy" section that slightly contradict Apple's high-profile claims.
New provisions - new ambiguities
Based on the new provisions, Apple devices will receive individual points. They are calculated from the number of calls made and emails sent.
“In order to detect and prevent fraud at an early stage, we will collect the approximate number of calls made and emails sent / received. This will help you calculate a "trust score" for the device to be used for various purchases. All grades will be stored for a limited amount of time on our servers, ”says Apple.
And then a reasonable question arises: "How will data collection and imaginary assessment help protect against fraud?" The company explained it this way: "Based on the trust score, you can calculate whether the purchase was made by the owner or a fraudster."
The Trust Score will be updated periodically. Its calculation falls entirely on the computing power of the device.
As Apple officials say, “Collecting information does not violate the company's privacy policy. Detailed data on calls and emails are not sent to the company's servers ”. VentureBeat added that the new privacy policy also applies to Apple TV.
Surely many will remember the old episode of the animated series South park to this topic:
On the one hand, it looks funny, but on the other, there is a lot of truth here.
We are being watched all the time
It's one thing for developers to get post-facto location data from a gadget to analyze it, and it's quite another to track devices in real time.
Did you know that you have long ago agreed to location tracking and not only Apple.
Privacy Policy, Location-Based Services Section:
To provide location-based services in its products, Apple and our partners and licensees may collect, use, and share location data. This information includes real-time data about the geographic location of your computer or Apple device.
Apple, partners and licensees can track our movements at any time and use all of this for their own purposes. Of course, this way the company makes it easier for marketers, but it looks very unpleasant.
We are forbidden to make weapons
Large and lengthy user agreements are primarily designed to protect the company from all kinds of legal claims and proceedings. Such documents are prepared by savvy lawyers, they reflect all the nuances of the current legislation.
So users of applications from the App Store and Mac App Sore, agreeing to the user agreement, undertake not to develop and not to produce all kinds of weapons using software.
Apple Media Services Terms and Conditions, End User License Agreement:
By using the Licensed Application, you ... agree not to use these products for any purpose ... including, but not limited to, the development, design, manufacture or manufacture of nuclear, missile, chemical, or biological weapons.
Everyone, guys, roll up. Now we will calculate the required mass of plutonium in the accounts.
Our data can be deleted at any time
Cloud service is a convenient and useful thing. You can store your documents and access them from anywhere with the Internet.
Not everyone knows that at one point Apple may delete all of our data without warning. Of course, this only applies to violators of user agreements, but we still don't read them, which means that it threatens each of us.
So the company makes the responsibility for the content of the cloud solely on the user, and if something forbidden or suspicious is found in it, employees can protect themselves with one click.
ICloud Terms and Conditions, Content Removal Section:
Apple reserves the right to determine at any time whether the content is acceptable and in accordance with this agreement, and may review, move, reject, change and / or remove the material at any time without notice and in its sole discretion.
We and our friends are known by our names
We have long been accustomed to the fact that companies process our data, computer settings, software information and other technical information. This is always supported by the clarification that the data obtained does not allow the identification of the end user.
Entering text by voice on Mac, About Dictation and Privacy:
If you use the server-side version of the Dictation function, the dictated data is recorded and sent to an Apple server for conversion to text. At the same time, the computer sends other information to the Apple server, in particular your user data: your name and nickname, the names and nicknames of contacts from your address book, as well as your relationship with them (for example, "dad").
I wonder if the iPhone family tree will be drawing soon?
Don't Think It's All About Apple
Similar moments are found in the user agreements of other companies, services and programs. We can't even imagine that we have given permission for the complete collection of data and information about us long ago.
In 2016, experts from the consumer protection society analyzed 33 user agreements of popular applications and services. The total length of the text is over 260 thousand words! It may take more than two and a half days of net time to read such a volume.
I'm not sure that there is at least one user who reads the user agreements of all the services used.
Surely many will remember the old episode of the animated series South park to this topic:
On the one hand, it looks funny, but on the other, there is a lot of truth here.
We are being watched all the time
It's one thing for developers to get post-facto location data from a gadget to analyze it, and it's quite another thing to track devices in real time.
Did you know that you have long ago agreed to location tracking and not only Apple.
Privacy Policy, Location-Based Services Section:
To provide location-based services in its products, Apple and our partners and licensees may collect, use, and share location data. This information includes real-time data about the geographic location of your computer or Apple device.
Apple, partners and licensees can track our movements at any time and use all of this for their own purposes. Of course, this way the company makes it easier for marketers, but it looks very unpleasant.
We are forbidden to make weapons
Large and lengthy user agreements are primarily designed to protect the company from all kinds of legal claims and proceedings. Such documents are prepared by savvy lawyers, they reflect all the nuances of the current legislation.
So users of applications from the App Store and Mac App Sore, agreeing to the user agreement, undertake not to develop and not to produce all kinds of weapons using software.
Apple Media Services Terms and Conditions, End User License Agreement:
By using the Licensed Application, you ... agree not to use these products for any purpose ... including, but not limited to, the development, design, manufacture or manufacture of nuclear, missile, chemical, or biological weapons.
Everyone, guys, roll up. Now we will calculate the required mass of plutonium in the accounts.
Our data can be deleted at any time
Cloud service is a convenient and useful thing. You can store your documents and access them from anywhere with the Internet.
Not everyone knows that at one point Apple may delete all of our data without warning. Of course, this only applies to violators of user agreements, but we still don't read them, which means that it threatens each of us.
So the company makes the responsibility for the content of the cloud solely on the user, and if something forbidden or suspicious is found in it, employees can protect themselves with one click.
ICloud Terms and Conditions, Content Removal Section:
Apple reserves the right to determine at any time whether the content is acceptable and in accordance with this agreement, and may review, move, reject, change and / or remove the material at any time without notice and in its sole discretion.
We and our friends are known by our names
We have long been accustomed to the fact that companies process our data, computer settings, software information and other technical information. This is always supported by the clarification that the data obtained does not allow the identification of the end user.
Entering text by voice on Mac, About Dictation and Privacy:
If you use the server-side version of the Dictation function, the dictated data is recorded and sent to an Apple server for conversion to text. At the same time, the computer sends other information to the Apple server, in particular your user data: your name and nickname, the names and nicknames of contacts from your address book, as well as your relationship with them (for example, "dad").
I wonder if the iPhone family tree will be drawing soon?
Don't Think It's All About Apple
Similar moments are found in the user agreements of other companies, services and programs. We can't even imagine that we have given permission for the complete collection of data and information about us long ago.
In 2016, experts from the consumer protection society analyzed 33 user agreements of popular applications and services. The total length of the text is over 260 thousand words! It may take more than two and a half days of net time to read such a volume.
I'm not sure that there is at least one user who reads the user agreements of all the services used.
Apple Corporation has begun an active fight against i-gadgets imported into Russia by unofficial importers. Since June 1, 2012, there have been significant changes in the company's service policy: now the Russian service centers of the company require the owner of a receipt for the purchase of goods if it was purchased outside Russia. If there is no receipt, and the product was purchased overseas by a legal entity, then the worldwide warranty for such a device does not apply, and Apple reserves the right to inform regulatory authorities about the fact of "gray" import carried out by a certain company. Explanations regarding Apple's new warranty policy were communicated to the company's partners in an information letter signed by Galina Maximova, General Manager of the Moscow branch of Apple UK Limited. "In the absence of documentary or actual confirmation of the purchase of the product in the country to which it was supplied by the Manufacturer for sale, the service organization is obliged to refuse warranty repair ..." - explains Galina Maksimova in the letter.
The Moscow branch of Apple UK Limited did not officially comment on the changes in the warranty policy.
There are already cases of denial of service for Apple gadgets by authorized services. On June 8, the McLabs service center turned down a customer who brought the iPad3 to the company with a serial number that made it clear the device had been sold in the United States. The repair of the device turned out to be impossible, the device had to be replaced with a new one. And the company agreed to do this only if a payment document was submitted on the initial acquisition in the country of sale. The client did not have it.
McLabs explained to Izvestia that the refusal was due to a new warranty policy, which was introduced without prior notice or any consultation with service providers.
Now we are obliged to demand from the client a document on the initial purchase, and we must keep all these documents for three years. Document circulation with Apple has grown immediately, - complains MacLabs CEO Oleg Marchuk. - We want to repair devices, not report.
According to analysts of the telecommunications market, "gray" import still prevails in the supply of Apple products to Russia.
Apple's most popular products today are the iPhone and iPad. For example, for 1 million iPhones of all models sold in Russia there are slightly less than 400 thousand officially sold, the statistics from the iPad are slightly better, but in general the “gray” market is in the lead, ”says Eldar Murtazin from Mobile Research.
The companies that supply Apple equipment to Russia remain calm. The owner of one of the most famous stores selling Apple products noted that the importer himself can undertake warranty service, and if he copes with this function, the buyer does not care who to buy the gadget from.
According to Dmitry Shilov, a lawyer at Investkafe, the changes in the service policy fit well into the legal framework of domestic legislation in the field of consumer protection.
According to Article 6 of the Law of the Russian Federation "On Protection of Consumer Rights", the consumer's absence of a cash or sales receipt or other document certifying the fact and conditions of the purchase of goods is not a reason for refusing to satisfy the requirements provided for by law in the event of defects in the goods, says Shilov ... - That is, the consumer has the right to prove the fact of purchasing a product from a specific seller using testimony - by actual, not documentary, confirmation of its purchase from a specific seller. In the information letter from Apple, the reason for denial of service is precisely the absence of documentary or actual confirmation of the purchase of the company's products by the consumer. Thus, I believe that the rights of domestic consumers who have purchased the company's products from "gray" dealers are not violated by such an explanation.
Will be created when the gadget is activated. However, when setting up a smartphone for the first time, users often skip this stage for one reason - the device requires credit card data... Russian users, accustomed to suspecting fraud in everything, delay the creation of Apple IDtrying to find a way to do without the card.
There are several options for registering an iPhone "account" - among them there is one in which you do not need to enter credit card details.
Without Apple ID the user will not be able to:
Full use of the iPhone without Apple ID out of the question. The legendary multifunctionality of this smartphone is due to the huge amount of heterogeneous software available in the AppStore. iPhone without attachments - just a stylish and well-assembled gadget, but by no means not multitoolcapable of handling any task.
How do I create a new account via iTunes?
If you don't have iTunes, it is worth starting by downloading the latest version of this program from the official Apple website. Once you download and install the media combine, proceed as follows:
Step 1... Discover Aityuns and click on the " Account»In the horizontal menu at the top.
Step 2... Select " To come in…".
Step 3... In the window that appears, click " Create a new Apple ID».
Step 4... You will find yourself on the welcome page iTunes Store - here you need to click on the blue button " Proceed».
Step 5... At this point, you need to read the document titled “ "And put a tick in front of" I have read ... ".
If you do not confirm the fact of acquaintance, the registration will not be completed.
If you can't read Apple's position immediately you should use the link "Print version". An HTML document will appear in the browser and should be printed to review as soon as time becomes available.
After confirming that you have read the terms, click “ To accept».
Step 6... Fill out the form - you must enter the following data:
- E-mail address... It is important that the address is valid and that you have access to it. If you wish, you can specify an additional postal address.
- Date of Birth... By date, you must be over 21 years old - otherwise, you will not be able to purchase content and software in the AppStore and iTunes Store.
- Invented password... The requirements for a password for an Apple account are very strict: it must contain numbers, uppercase and lowercase letters. Plus, one character cannot be repeated three times in a row.
Also, the user will have to answer three questions - for example, what was the name of his childhood best friend.This measure is necessary to ensure the security of your account.
Step 7.Unsubscribe from mailing if you do not want to receive information about the products of the "apple" company and releases of films and music to your mailbox. To do this, uncheck the boxes opposite the " Recommendations and information ...».
Then click " Proceed».
Step 8... Select a payment method for purchases and enter the required details. note that specifying credit card details in iTunes in no way poses a threat to your welfare... Money will be debited only if you purchase content or software and only with your consent.
If you chose a plastic card as a payment method, you will have to enter its number, expiration date, and CVC2 - the security code on the back. If you prefer the option " Mobile phone», It is enough to indicate the cell number and confirm it via SMS.
Step 9... Fill in the fields of the block " Invoicing address". It is necessary to indicate:
- Surname and name.
- City code and name.
- Street of residence and zip code.
- Contact phone number.
- Application form (" mr" or " ms»).
Once you fill in the required fields, click Create Apple ID". You will see a window directing you to mail.
Step 10... You will find the following letter in your mailbox:
You should click " Confirm Address", After which you can assume that Apple ID successfully formed.
How to create an Apple ID without a PC?
You can create an Apple account without a computer, but in this case, you need the device to be connected to 3G or Wi-Fi. Having secured access to the Internet, proceed as follows:
Step 1... IN " Settings"IPhone find the section" iTunes Store, App Store"And go to it.
Step 2... Click on the " Create a new Apple ID».
Step 3... On the next screen, you will see a list of countries - Russia is selected by default. Without changing anything, press “ Further».
Step 4... You should read the document titled “ Apple Media Services Terms and Conditions". The document is quite capacious - on an iPhone, it turns out 29 pages in small print; that is why most users neglect to read it.
Either way, confirm that you have read " Provisions"And agree to the terms, you have to. To do this, click " To accept»In the lower right corner and then click on the button of the same name in the window that appears.
If you want to read the conditions, but not from the phone screen, but from a hard copy, use the "Send by e-mail" link. From e-mail you will be able to print the document.
Step 5... Fill in the form. You will have to enter the same data as when registering an account in iTunes - e-mail, password, date of birth, questions and answers necessary to ensure security.
If you don't want to subscribe to news about Apple services, apps and content, toggle the sliders at the bottom to inactive.
Step 6... Select a payment method and enter your payment details. The same data is required as when registering via iTunes.
After providing the required information, click on “ Further».
Step 7... Go to the email you provided during registration Apple ID, and press " Confirm Address».
Create an account Apple IDin the "Settings" of the device and registration through iTunes - similar procedures: in both cases, the same information is required.
You can also get into the service for creating an Apple account through the App Store. Go to the app store and scroll to the bottom of the home page. Click on " To come in».
Then click " Create Apple ID».
How to create an iPhone account without a credit card?
At least one way to create Apple ID without a "credit card" is. If you don't want to share your payment details with Apple, proceed as follows:
Step 1... Go to iTunes and in the drop-down menu select " Programs».
Step 2... Find free application (any) on the main page and click on its icon.
Step 3... After the description of the application opens, click " Download».
Step 4... In the window that appears, tap on the button " Create a new Apple ID"- this is how you start the procedure for creating an account.
Continue the registration as usual until the moment when you need to decide on the payment method.
Step 7... On the page " Specify a payment method"Instead of a bank card, choose the option" No».
With this choice, you will be relieved of the need to enter payment details. However, the numerous fields of the " Invoicing address»You still have to fill in.
Conclusion
Create Apple ID can be done with or without a PC. However, if you use a computer for this task and iTunes, less time will be spent - you will have to type a lot, and it is more convenient to do it on the PC keyboard.
In addition, when registering from a computer, it will be possible to do without specifying the details of the selected payment method. This is important, because many domestic users of Apple technology are suspicious of the requirement to leave these cards.
