After reading this report from The Sunday Times, it could be interpreted as follows The responsibility for the broken marriage falls on Apple. Because, of course, the Cupertinos have a habit of sticking their chests out when talking about the privacy their devices afford them, and that message has managed to resonate with mere mortals, users or not. So when talking about recommended solutions in this sense, it’s strange that Apple doesn’t appear in the conversation.

However, the British citizen (who declines to give his name, age and whereabouts for privacy reasons) believes the tech company breached that commitment, and as a result has sued Apple and is seeking five million pounds sterling in damages. Also, maybe because a lot of people are suffering…he’s totally open to converting his case to a class action because he thinks more people might be affected under the same circumstances.

In this case, you must be wondering right now what horrible security flaw in the company’s ecosystem destroyed this person’s relationship, right? Well, let’s go with the short version: this man used his iPhone to hire “professional services” and later deleted the messages. But oh surprise these have been synced to your iCloud account, so they were also on the computer. And it was there that the ex-wife of this individual saw them and decided to end the marriage. Of course with a lawsuit in which the individual claims he lost (yes, coincidentally) just over five million pounds sterling.

The lawsuit alleges that iMessage does not tell the user that if they have sync enabled, Deleting a message on iPhone doesn’t automatically delete it from other devices, and believes that his ex-wife decided to divorce because of the way she found out about these payment defaults. He believes that if he could talk to her “rationally” they could still be married today. Although, call me crazy, I have a feeling that if it weren’t for the iMessage “indiscretion”, this lady would have remained married, yes, but also in the dark about her husband’s leisure activities and free time.

It’s true that sometimes technology plays tricks on us, and it’s also true that its operation may not be as transparent as it should be. In this case, however, I am very much afraid that we are faced with a clear example carefree and inconsistent behavior. And no, I don’t mean his love of prostitutes so much as his lack of interest in the functioning of the tools he uses in his daily life. And for that, with pity for the plaintiff, I’m afraid Apple is not to blame at all.

For many years, iOS has allowed configure what is synced via iCloud with other devices and operating systems. Furthermore, on a shared computer it is normal and recommended that each user have their own personal account, and these are two key points when it comes to privacy. Therefore, it makes no sense to complain to a technology company if we have used its tools inappropriately. Those who read me regularly know that I have no problem being critical of those from Cupertino when I think it is fair. But in this case, of course, I do not hesitate to side with Apple.