Apple fine print has an ominous message for customers.
(Picture: Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)An ominous error in Apple’s fine print makes it sound like the company knows when its users will die.
On the official page for Mac’s new OS, Monterey, a section explains that the company will unveil a new Digital Legacy program allowing specified users to take over your account in the event of your death.
The section states: “Account Recovery Contacts makes resetting your password and maintaining access to your account easier than ever. And a new Digital Legacy program lets you designate people as Legacy Contacts so they can access your account in the event of your death.*”
An asterisk at the bottom of the page reads: “Coming later this year”.
The error has been pointed out by Twitter users, some who are calling it a creepy copywriting error.
When fine print conditions are appended without having your copywriters sign off on it… pic.twitter.com/fEthqGwtrk
— Jamie Skella (@JamieSkella) October 21, 2021
👀 “…the event of your death… coming later this year.” https://t.co/cYSGetjl4M pic.twitter.com/sGvVjpS8su
— Drew Hamlin (@drewhamlin) October 19, 2021
The error has prompted many humorous responses.
— b3nnn (@Peeple2021) October 19, 2021
— WalkingTaako (@WalkingTaako) October 19, 2021
— Todd Vaziri: Presented in the "Letter-Box" Format (@tvaziri) October 19, 2021
A hotel in Korea threatened me in a similarly ominous way pic.twitter.com/pCyLs2N1h4
— hoBOOrocks (C J 🤦🏻♂️) (@hoborocks) October 19, 2021
One user quipped that the error reminded them of a supposed Google policy.
When I worked at Google, the parental leave policy read something like, "if you do not use all your parental leave within one year of the birth or adoption of your child, it will be surrendered to Google."
— aprotim 💉💉🎉| অপ্রতিম | அப்ரதிம் | अप्रतिम (@aprotim) October 19, 2021
Alright, alright, I'll take my parental leave, Googlestiltskin.
While the new feature will be helpful for those who can’t get into their loved ones phones in the even of their untimely passing, Apple has yet remedy the strange wording on their website.
