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Apple mail: account name overwritten by "John Appleseed"

5 pointsby outsideinover 1 year ago
Hi,<p>since yesterday I observe some strange thinks happen with my mail account settings on iPhone and Mac. My name was overwritten by &quot;John Appleseed&quot;. This name has some relation to apple, I&#x27;m wondering if this is a kind of hidden easter egg or default, or indication of malware.

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k310over 1 year ago
It&#x27;s the pre-stuffed email address in Contacts, for as long as my memory goes back.<p>Why it&#x27;s flipping is another matter, like the auto-suggestion of an email address I haven&#x27;t used in a year, or the URL that I never ever typed being suggested in the browser.<p>I&#x27;m open to suggestions on how to get rid of such phantoms, without killing auto-fill suggestions entirely.