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Dispute Over Insurance Blew Apple’s Cover In Scandal Over Leaked Photos

A dispute between an Apple authorized repair provider and its insurers exposed a settlement between the Cupertino company and a woman whose personal photos and video were stolen and posted online.

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Jun 09, 2021
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A dispute over insurance led to the revelation that Apple agreed to pay a multi-million settlement to an Oregon woman after employees at Pegatron, an Apple authorized repair provider, lifted compromising photos from her iPhone and posted them to Facebook.

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As first reported by The Telegraph, Apple settled with the 21 year-old Oregon college …

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