- A user got bugged to verify their identity on their new iPhone
- They shouldn’t have needed to, as their local laws didn't require this
- The culprit was their iPhone, which was imported from the UK
Apple has just jacked up its prices across the board, and while the iPhone is safe for now, many users are wondering if it’s only a matter of time before Apple’s best iPhones feel the weight of price rises. If that sounds familiar, you might have snapped up a second-hand iPhone in a bid to get ahead of the game — but that could leave you falling foul of an annoying, unforeseen consequence.