[ridgeguy]

The risk of this happening seems low, but the impact on my life as an Apple ecosystem resident would be catastrophic. It's an easy decision for me - I won't buy or redeem an Apple gift card again.

Not an expert in the issues presented, but I see increasing numbers of single-point process failures, like what happened to Paris, being designed into our civilization.

[quesera]

Cards purchased at an Apple store, or apple.com, will be fine.

The general risk of getting your account disabled for infractions, though, persists regardless of this specific triggering mechanism.