Apple deletes iCloud mails containing phrase 'barely legal teens'
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 26th Feb 2013 21:31 UTC
Apple Well paint me red and call me a girl scout. "In its latest push to get porn off your computer, Apple now deletes all iCloud emails that contain the phrase 'barely legal teens'. It doesn't send the messages to spam, or flag them, it just straight up deletes them, and there's nothing you can do about it." So, at least we can finally put that silly myth to rest that Apple respects users' privacy. They scan your emails, including attachments, just like everyone else.
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RE[6]: Actually, no, it doesn't...
by novad on Wed 27th Feb 2013 08:28 UTC in reply to "RE[5]: Actually, no, it doesn't..."
novad
Member since:
2010-06-10

I don't think there is an Apple parental control to block porn emails.

Bad point for Apple. Filtering by subject should be an option, not enforced by a company (As long as the content is legal).

If Apple says they can protect your kids and it doesn't work they come off pretty bad. People will demand they will fix it, which they can't.

I agree with you that people expect very high standards from Apple and will probably be less tolerant to filtering issues with Apple than with others.

So it's best to, like almost every email provider, to not delete/block emails that aren't obviously spam.

I can't agree more on this one. I would even add that spam should be marked as spam and moved to an according folder, not deleted. (Or only after some time... Maybe 30 days)

The only point where I accept automatic deletion is for a detected security threat (Fishing, virus, ...)

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MOS6510 Member since:
2011-05-12

Oh, YOU can filter on any subject, but you need to enter these rules yourself. There is no switch to have a bunch of Apple filters kick in to action.

Even if there were people would find out and figure out how to bypass them. If "barely legal teens" stops you you can use "blt" or "!UEGIUG!EGUWGgdud".

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novad Member since:
2010-06-10

I know ;)

I manage the mail server in my company and spam filtering can become really tricky.

As soon as a legit mail gets flagged it's the end of the world.

More than a daily non detected spam per user is also dramatic.

I spent hours with fine-tuning to get an acceptable result

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