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iPhone setting nearly locked user out of important account
Original: @ monkeydom @ iamkonstantin Thanks! It was set on my # iPhone . 😞 It could've gotten me into a Kafkaesque situation with
A user is warning others after discovering a problematic setting enabled on their iPhone that nearly caused serious trouble accessing an important account. They say the incident could have turned into a Kafkaesque ordeal, criticizing the questionable user experience of closed-platform vendors and arguing it is another reason for Linux and free-software advocates to reconsider such devices. Replies in the thread include thanks to others who helped identify the cause.
Why now: People are discussing how opaque default settings on closed platforms like the iPhone can put users' account access at risk.
Evidence
- @ monkeydom @ iamkonstantin Thanks! It was set on my # iPhone . 😞 It could've gotten me into a Kafkaesque situation with one of my important accounts. Questionable UX by closed platform vendors like this is another reason that # Linux / # FLOSS people like me should consider… · neilvandyke@mastodon.online · 5
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