Huge liability risk for Apple?

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if following reports are confirmed?
Even if in this case it turned out to be not true, such scenario does not seem unlikely for some desperate, violent crooks, organized crime, mafia types actors etc especially in high stake situations:

Jamal Khashoggi dismembered inside Saudi embassy, report says

3 days ago - Missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi tortured, dismembered in Saudi consulate, report says. ... Turkish officials have told the U.S. that they have proof that a missing Washington Post columnist was tortured, murdered and dismembered inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul earlier this

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...st/1608878002/

The pro-government, privately owned newspaper Sabah reported that Khashoggi manually turned on the recording function of his Apple Watch before walking into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul earlier this moth, according to CNN.
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His "interrogation, torture and killing were audio recorded and sent to both his phone and to iCloud," Turkish media reported.
The men partaking in his imprisonment were also reportedly recorded speaking.
According to the news outlet, the audio file was sent to Khashoggi’s phone, which he left with his fiancée before entering the consulate. That is how Turkish security officials were reportedly able to find the audio.

The newspaper reported that some of the files were deleted after his attackers tried and failed to enter a password, eventually using Khashoggi’s fingerprint to unlock the watch.

https://thehill.com/homenews/media/4...h-media-report

[Swordsmyth]

How would it be a liability risk for Apple?

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Features that make it very easy for bad actors to steal valueable data of their products owners. If bad actors can in instant unlock & access provate computing/communication devices of CEOs, Senators, other gov/public officials etc without knowing password.. higher risk to physical well being of device owners also.

[Swordsmyth]

Features that make it very easy for bad actors to steal valueable data of their products owners. If bad actors can in instant unlock & access provate computing/communication devices of CEOs, Senators, other gov/public officials etc without knowing password.. higher risk to physical well being of device owners also.

Just don't use those features.

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You're assuming a highly informed userbase in some ideal libertine society with free choices, whereas I'm coming from present world regulated society where companies can get sued when losses occur after normal use of their products.
Increasingly many of such fatures are not optional, although not sure in this case.

Florida Jury Orders Philip Morris to Pay $300 million to Ex-Smoker
https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/21/b...s/21smoke.html
Nov 20, 2009 - Legal experts predict that thousands of tobacco lawsuits could gain momentum in Florida after a Fort Lauderdale jury ordered Philip Morris ...

If such features are just atcivated be default, bad guys like kidnappers for ransom or other nefarious purpose will have guaranateed access to a person's mobile device after they kidnap a person? They can use their phone to send potentially damaging tweets in their names or access other unauthorized resources. This should be a red flag for safety of their customers.