alt Hacker NewsIt's almost a rhetorical question, isn't it? Clearly, from both the original post, and this reporting, they are NOT safe to redeem.
In addition, it just re-emphasizes how tied we all are to these "digital lives". I used to do it without a blink, but now think twice before clicking "Login with Google/Apple".
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realusername • last Thursday at 2:54 PM
Personally I only use these login buttons for throwaway accounts, if it's something important, I'll use email/password.
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> Strangely, he did tell me to only ever buy gift cards from Apple themselves
The Singapore Apple exec person who eventually reported the issue fixed provided the above advice, and I think it is the best advice given to anyone in this entire situation.
What can a normal person do? Only buy Apple gift cards from Apple, only buy Home Depot gift cards from Home Depot, et cetera.
That one piece of advice destroys a retail line of revenue that’s suffering massive endpoint fraud and removes the vast majority of risks to recipients of gift cards, and is simply explained to uninterested people that those conveniently-placed gift cards are bait cast by fishers for the unwary.
(I’d also sue the retailer in small claims court for selling a fraudulent product that didn’t perform as advertised.)