We often warn customers to take concern when they spot Apple accessories such as headphone adapters for a fraction of the RRP . These deal are almost always counterfeit , and while they may work at first , they can also be dangerous , as they may not meet Apple ’s specification .
In a late reportBloomberginvestigates this phenomenon . The news agency takes a flavor behind the fit of the security companionship Ghost Data Team , which specialises in trail down counterfeits .
The impetus for all this was the personal experience of an employee who borrowed a power arranger from a friend to turn on his iPhone – and it detonate . He started researching , and came across wholesalers and Chinese factories that betray counterfeit appurtenance as their clientele simulation . As the security measure experts cover , many of these retailers are now switch over to social networks because eBay , Amazon and other alike site are too strictly controlled .
According to the experts , a particularly big number of fakes are deal on Facebook , which does n’t seem to be interested in stopping the practice . For this ground , society such as Apple have to become more active themselves .
Apple says it employs its own team of experts to give chase down counterfeits . Last year alone , Apple carry off to delete more than a million offers on well - known online marketplace and on Facebook and Instagram in this fashion . On asupport pagethe company explains how customers can identify forgery themselves .
To retrieve accessories you’re able to reckon on , it ’s always good to look for good word from sites you trust . Macworld has roundups ofiPhone chargersandLightning cable , for model , which have been tested and work as advertised .
This article originally appeared onMacwelt . Translation by David Price .
