Q: why wont apple delete an account upon request
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by seventy one,Apr 6, 2016 11:17 PM
seventy one
Apr 6, 2016 11:17 PM
in response to ifonlyappleworked
Level 6
(15,272 points)
PeripheralsYou can't delete an account. You just stop using it. If you were able to delete it, anything you had bought would be lost to you, similarly with updates.
You could edit your payment means and change to a different card. It is very unlikely Apple is responsible for the attacks on your card. If you feel you have a security problem contact iTunes security.
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Apr 7, 2016 7:11 AMby ChitlinsCC,Think of your Apple ID account like a Credit Card or bank account... it has records that Apple maintains just like those would. A bank would "close" your account, but still have records of your activity. No privacy issues at all.
Your "bombardment" is on your EMAIL account that you just happened to use to create your account. STOP using and checking that email account and get another one = problem solved.
Change your email address and password ON your current Apple ID > Change your Apple ID - Apple Support
What to do after you change your Apple ID email address or password - Apple Support
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Apr 7, 2016 8:10 AMby ifonlyappleworked,e point is:-
I DONT want apple having any of my details
.I am not stupid i unticked all i could straight away, but the damage was done, i am not talking about emails from Apple, my emai address was hacked
I have never bought anything via iTunes, App store, etc i dont have a iPhone, or any other Apple device anymore.
So, I don't see the problem having my details deleted, as it is a legal right of mine, to request any data a company has to delete under the data protection act.
No other company has ever made an issue out my requests, i take my personal .data extremely seriously (I suffered horrendous personal injury from identity theft etc) so i have good solid reason, but the fact remains there are laws for this
I am not satisfied to just stop sing it, the only reason i am using my profile is to get it deleted.
so pray tell whats wrong with that
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Apr 7, 2016 8:15 AMby BobTheFisherman,Just as everything you post here can not be deleted, it will remain available and searchable forever. Whatever you post on or through the Internet remains available. Corporations keep customer records. If you don't want your information to be kept by a corporation have your lawyers take it up with the corporation. If you do not want your data you post online to remain available stop using the Internet. What you have already posted will remain.
There is nothing we users can do with respect to corporate policy.
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Apr 7, 2016 10:13 AMby ChitlinsCC,From > Apple Support Communities Use Agreement
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2.10 - License to Use Submission. By sending a Submission to the Site you agree to grant Apple a perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive worldwide right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, play, make available to the public, and exercise all copyright and publicity rights with respect to the Submission. If you do not want to grant to Apple the rights set out above, do not send your Submission to the Site.
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by rccharles,Apr 7, 2016 1:21 PM
rccharles
Apr 7, 2016 1:21 PM
in response to ifonlyappleworked
Level 6
(8,516 points)
Classic Mac OSWhile you cannot delete you apple id, you can change all the data to non-sense. You can delete your credit card information.
I would expect Apple to keep a log of all changes. I do not know.
To do more, get a lawyer as suggested above.
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Apr 7, 2016 4:52 PMby babowa,It's a legal requirement - Apple is required to keep records; it would be illegal not to. As suggested, simply change the info to nonsense such as an email address of "name@email.com" (I use that quite often).
And your spam attacks are simply caused by people who stole/hacked into yours or your friend's email contacts - that happens many times daily. That has unfortunately become part of the internet. Close the email account and create a new one.
