Private investigator shares one app you should check if you think partner is cheating
Cassie Crofts, of Venus Investigations, highlighted on the company's TikTok page how the Apple Notes app is increasingly being used by cheaters to covertly communicate without leaving obvious evidence.
"I am a private investigator and this is the iPhone hack that cheaters are obsessed with," the Australian revealed in her post, instructing how under-the-radar communication can be achieved using one of the app's functions.
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Typically utilised for daily tasks such as keeping shopping lists or writing down quick memos, the Notes app also allows users to share notes with one another, an aspect Cassie pointed out is being exploited for secret messages.
This feature enables multiple individuals to jointly edit a note, often without any visible record of changes having been made, allowing for texts to be shared, minimising the risk of them being found by a partner.
"If you've got an iPhone, you can create a shared note with someone else, put notes in there to each other, delete them when you're done; you can even put a password on it so no one else can access it," she described.
Cassie has warned people to be more vigilant after revealing that cheating partners could be using the Notes app on their phones to communicate with their lovers.
"Think about it: a suspicious partner is probably going to check your text messages, maybe even hop on Messenger, but are they really going to remember to check the Notes app?" she said.
The video has been viewed more than 129,000 times and has sparked a discussion among users. One person shared: "My ex husband was having an affair and messaging through the games app Words with Friends."
Another thanked Cassie for exposing this loophole, saying: "Such a shame you've given them ideas but also helping us gals out at the same time."
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