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What secrets are hidden in Apple's user agreement. Apple will collect data from devices to prevent fraud - new provisions in the privacy policy Apple's new terms and conditions

Will be created when the gadget is activated. However, when setting up a smartphone for the first time, users often skip this step for one reason - device requires credit card details. Russian users, accustomed to suspecting fraud in everything, are delaying the creation Apple ID trying to find a way to do without a 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 data.

Without Apple ID the user will not be able to:

About a full-fledged using an iPhone without Apple ID there can be no talk. The legendary versatility of this smartphone is due to the huge amount of heterogeneous software available in the AppStore. iPhone no apps- just a stylish and high-quality assembled gadget, but by no means not multitool capable of handling any challenge.

How to create a new account through iTunes?

If you don't have iTunes, start by downloading latest version this program from the official website of Apple. Once you have downloaded and installed the media combiner, proceed as follows:

Step 1. open iTunes 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 new Apple ID».

Step 4. You will be on the welcome page iTunes Store - here you need to click on the blue button " Continue».

Step 5. At this point, you need to read the document titled " ' and check the box next to ' I got acquainted…”.

If you do not confirm the fact of familiarization, registration will not be completed.

In the absence of the ability to read the position of Apple immediately you should use the link "Print version". An HTML document will appear in the browser, which should be printed out so that you can familiarize yourself with it as soon as you have free time.

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. Optionally, 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. Account password requirements Apple records are very strict: it must contain numbers, lowercase and uppercase letters. Plus, one character cannot be repeated three times in a row.

The user will also have to answer three questions - for example, what was your name best friend childhood. This measure is necessary to ensure the security of the account.

Step 7 Unsubscribe if you do not want to receive information about Apple products and movie and music releases in your inbox. To do this, uncheck the boxes next to " Recommendations and information…».

Then click " Continue».

Step 8. Choose a payment method for purchases and enter the required details. note that Entering credit card details in iTunes is in no way a threat to your well-being. Money will be written off only in case of purchase of content or software and only with your consent.

If you have chosen as the payment method plastic card, you will have to enter its number, expiration date, as well as CVC2 - a security code with reverse side. If you chose the option Mobile phone ”, it suffices to indicate cell number and confirm it via SMS.

Step 9. Fill in the fields of the block " Billing Address". You need to specify:

Last name and first name.
City code and name.
Street of residence and zip code.
Contact phone number.
Form of appeal (" mr" or " Ms.»).

Once you fill in the required fields, click " Create an Apple ID". You will see a window directing you to the mail.

Step 10. V mailbox you will find this letter:

You should click " Confirm address', after which you can assume that Apple ID successfully generated.

How to create an Apple ID without a PC?

You can also create an Apple account without a computer, but in this case, you need the device to be connected to 3G or Wi-Fi. Once you have access to the internet, do the following:

Step 1. V " Settings» iPhone find section « iTunes Store, App Store ' and go into it.

Step 2. Click on the button " 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, click " 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.

Anyway, confirm that you have read " Regulations and agree to the terms, you will 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 terms, but not from the phone screen, but from paper, use the "Send by e-mail" link. From email you can 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 the inactive position.

Step 6. Choose a payment method and enter payment details. The same data is required as when registering through iTunes.

After entering the required information, click on " Further».

Step 7. Go to email, which was indicated during registration Apple ID, and press " Confirm address».

Create an account Apple ID in the "Settings" of the device and registration through iTunes– similar procedures: in both cases, the same information is required.

You can also access the Apple account creation service through the App Store. Go to the app store and scroll to the bottom of the main page. Click on " To come in».

Then click " Create an Apple ID».

How to create an account on iPhone without a credit card?

At least one way to create Apple ID without a credit card. If you don't want to share payment details with Apple, please do the following:

Step 1. Go to iTunes and from the drop down menu select " Programs».

Step 2. Find free application (any) on home page and click on its icon.

Step 3. After the description of the application opens, click " Download».

Step 4. In the window that appears, click on the button " Create a new Apple ID» - this is how you start the account creation procedure.

Continue registration in the usual way until the moment when you need to decide on the payment method.

Step 7. On the page " Specify payment method" instead of bank card select the option " Not».

With this choice, you will be relieved of the need to enter payment details. However, numerous fields of the block " Billing Address You still have to fill it out.

Conclusion

Create Apple ID You can do it with or without a PC. However, if you use a computer to perform this task and iTunes, less time will be spent - there will be plenty of typing, and it is more convenient to do it on a PC keyboard.

In addition, when registering from a computer, you can 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 card data.

Surely many will remember the old episode of the animated series south park to this topic:

On the one hand, it looks ridiculous, but on the other hand, there is a considerable amount of truth here.

We are being watched all the time

It's one thing for developers to get gadget location data after the fact to analyze it, and quite another to track devices in real time.

Did you know that for a long time already gave consent to location tracking and not only to Apple.

Privacy Policy, section "Location Based Services":

To provide location-based services on our products, Apple and our partners and licensees may collect, use, and share location data. Such information includes the geographic location of your computer or Apple devices received in real time.

Apple, partners and licensees can track our movements at any time and use all this for their own purposes. Of course, this is how the company facilitates the work of 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 lawsuits and proceedings. These documents are compiled 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 or produce all kinds of weapons using software.

Apple Media Services Terms and Conditions, Section " License agreement with the end user":

By using the Licensed Application, you ... agree not to use these products for any purpose whatsoever ... including, but not limited to, the development, design, manufacture or production of nuclear, missile, chemical or biological weapons.

All the guys, let's turn around. Now we will calculate the required mass of plutonium on 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 an internet connection.

Not everyone knows that at some point, Apple may delete all of our data without warning. Of course, this applies only to violators of user agreements, but we don’t read them anyway, which means that this threatens each of us.

In this way, the company places the responsibility for the contents of the cloud solely on the user, and if something prohibited or suspicious is found in it, employees can protect themselves with one click.

iCloud Terms and Conditions, Delete Content section:

Apple reserves the right to determine at any time whether the materials are acceptable and comply with this agreement, and may review, move, reject, modify and/or remove the materials at any time without notice and in its sole discretion.

We and our friends are known by name

We have long been accustomed to the fact that companies process our data, computer settings, information about software and another technical information. This is always supported by the clarification that the data obtained does not allow the identification of the end user.

Text input on Mac , About Dictation and privacy:

If you use the server-side version of Dictation, the dictated data is recorded and sent to an Apple server to be converted 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”).

Interestingly, will the iPhone family tree be drawn soon?

Don't think it's just Apple

Similar points are also found in the user agreements of other companies, services and programs. We do not even imagine that we have already given permission for full collection data and information about us.

In 2016, experts from the Consumer Protection Society analyzed 33 user agreements popular apps and services. The total length of the text was more than 260 thousand words! It may take more than two and a half days of pure 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 ridiculous, but on the other hand, there is a considerable amount of truth here.

We are being watched all the time

It's one thing for developers to get gadget location data after the fact to analyze it, and quite another to track devices in real time.

Did you know that for a long time already gave consent to location tracking and not only to Apple.

Privacy Policy, section "Location Based Services":

To provide location-based services on our products, Apple and our partners and licensees may collect, use, and share location data. This information includes real-time geographic location of your computer or Apple device.

We are forbidden to make weapons

So users of applications from the App Store and Mac App Sore, agreeing to the user agreement, undertake not to develop or produce all kinds of weapons using software.

Apple Media Services Terms and Conditions, End User License Agreement section:

All the guys, let's turn around. Now we will calculate the required mass of plutonium on 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 an internet connection.

iCloud Terms and Conditions, Delete Content section:

We and our friends are known by name

We have long been accustomed to the fact that companies process our data, computer settings, information about software and other technical information. This is always supported by the clarification that the data obtained does not allow the identification of the end user.

Text input on Mac , About Dictation and privacy:

Interestingly, will the iPhone family tree be drawn soon?

Don't think it's just Apple

Similar points are also found in the user agreements of other companies, services and programs. We do not even imagine that we have long ago given permission for the complete collection of data and information about us.

In 2016, experts from the Consumer Protection Society analyzed 33 user agreements for popular applications and services. The total length of the text was more than 260 thousand words! It may take more than two and a half days of pure 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. Significant changes have taken place in the company's service policy since June 1, 2012: now the company's Russian service centers require the owner to provide a receipt for the purchase of goods if they are purchased outside of Russia. If there is no receipt, and the product was purchased abroad legal entity, then the worldwide warranty for such a device does not apply, and Apple reserves the right to inform the regulatory authorities about the fact of "gray" imports carried out by a certain company. Clarifications regarding the new Apple warranty policy were communicated to the company's partners in an information letter signed by the general manager of the Moscow branch of Apple U-Key Limited, Galina Maksimova. “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 repairs ...” - explains Galina Maksimova in a letter.

The Moscow branch of Apple U-Key Limited did not officially comment on the changes in the warranty policy.

There are already cases of refusal to service Apple gadgets by authorized services. On June 8, the McLabs service center refused a client who brought an iPad3 with serial number, which made it clear that the device was sold in the United States. Repair of the device was impossible, it was required to replace the device with a new one. And the company agreed to do this only in the case of providing a payment document for the initial purchase in the country of sale. The client did not have it.

McLabs explained to Izvestiya that the refusal was due to the new warranty policy, which was introduced without prior notice and any consultation with service providers.

Now we are obliged to demand from the client a document on the initial acquisition, and we must keep all these documents for three years. The document flow with Apple immediately grew, - complains the general director of McLabs Oleg Marchuk. - We want to repair devices, not report.

According to analysts of the telecommunications market, "gray" imports still prevail 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 400,000 officially sold, slightly better stats with iPad, but in general the "gray" market is in the lead with us, - Eldar Murtazin from Mobile Research says.

The companies that supply Apple equipment to Russia remain calm. The owner of one of the most famous stores selling Apple products noted that warranty service the importer himself can take over, and if he copes with this function, the buyer does not care who to buy the gadget from.

According to Investcafe's lawyer Dmitry Shilov, the changes in the service policy are well within 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 absence of a cash or sales receipt or other document certifying the fact and conditions of the purchase of goods by the consumer is not a basis for refusing to satisfy the requirements provided for by law in the event of defects in the product, - says Shilov . - That is, the consumer has the right to prove the fact of purchasing goods from a particular seller using testimonies - by actual, and not documentary, confirmation of his purchase from a particular seller. In the information letter from Apple, the grounds for denial of after-sales service is just the lack 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.

Apple has been advocating 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. The other day, the company added new provisions to the "iTunes Store and privacy" section, which slightly contradict Apple's loud statements.

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 to calculate the “trust score” for the device, which will be used for various purchases. All scores will be stored for a limited amount of time on our servers,” says Apple.

And here a reasonable question arises: “How will data collection and imaginary assessment help protect against fraud?” The company explained this as follows: “Based on the trust score, it can be calculated 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.

According to Apple representatives: “The collection of information does not violate the company's privacy policy. Call details and emails are not sent to the company's servers”. VentureBeat added that the new privacy policy also applies to Apple TV.