Wrote books on Apple software. Bought five figures of gear over decades. Then bought an Apple giftcard, & suddenly permabanned in spite of raising issue with internal contacts.

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[–] 1 point 8 months ago

I'm not sure we're on the same page here.

If someone can:

  • Create an email address
  • Check and read emails
  • Create accounts necessary to obtain a phone number
  • Create accounts necessary to install apps on a smartphone and use those apps
  • Navigate the smartphone UI
  • Navigate web pages to do all of the above ...then they can absolutely figure out how to use a free online account to upload important documents in case they lose their primary storage (i.e. their phone).

Like I already said, if they don't know they NEED to do that, that's another problem entirely, and not really their fault. But I haven't met many people who don't realize those documents are important and need protecting. And I'm not talking strictly about affluent, educated, privileged people.

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