Apple has paid millions in compensation to a woman whose photos and videos were leaked online by technicians who repaired her iPhone after it appeared to have been posted by her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The incident occurred five years ago when a woman studying at the University of Oregon sent her iPhone to Apple’s Pegatron Technology Service for repair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The two technicians involved in the incident have since been fired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apple also requested confidentiality, and its role in the case was only revealed during a legal dispute between Pegatron and its insurers over the amount paid to Apple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A similar case occurred in 2019 when an Apple store employee allegedly sent a text message with a nude photo of a woman taken from her phone after she took the device for repair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An immediate investigation by Apple followed, and the person was fired a short time later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The latest issue will add weight to the growing Right to Repair movement in the U.S., which reasons that devices such as iPhones should not be locked in official workshops.<\/p>\n\n\n