tracy1002

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Q: My son suspects one of his friends is using his iCloud account

as he is getting downloads of somebody else's photos and has had to disable his own photo stream.

How does he go about fixing this problem? Is it possible to cancel his existing iCloud account and starting a new one?

Posted on Jun 17, 2013 9:19 PM

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by hexonxonx,Helpful

hexonxonx Jun 17, 2013 9:21 PM in response to tracy1002
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Jun 17, 2013 9:21 PM in response to tracy1002

Change the password.
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by Alfred DeRose,

Alfred DeRose Jun 17, 2013 11:39 PM in response to tracy1002
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Jun 17, 2013 11:39 PM in response to tracy1002

Changing the password is absolutely the first step if you suspect the account has been compromised, but are you certain he hasn't just accepted the invitation to a Shared Photo Stream. In that case he would get downloads of photos from anyone who added photos to the Photo Stream.

You can read more about Photostream features here:

Photo Stream Features: http://www.apple.com/icloud/features/photo-stream.html
Using and troubleshooting Shared Photo Streams: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4379
Photo Stream FAQ: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4486
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