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Apple Responds to Report About Thieves Spying on iPhone Passcodes to 'Steal Your Entire Digital Life'
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They won't steal my debit card unless they break into my house and find out where I have it hidden. Even if they do find it, its segregated from my main bank account.
You are missing the point. By using biometrics instead of a passcode, no one will be able to watch you enter your passcode.
One can't do anything without the device passcode. That is the part about physical possession and keeping your device passcode safe.
Doesn't really matter.
If the "thieves" are over the shoulder or videoing your passcode, even long ones are still at risk.
Like it or not, your phone has become the new "ATM". It does pretty much everything but physically hand you cash.
Personally, cash is something I use infrequently.
Or more likely if one is physically assaulted, etc. As the news of this becomes more prevalent I wouldn't be surprised if users of smartphones of all models started to be accosted more frequently.
I agree. It's easy to demand a 6-digit passcode in a quick amount of time. It's harder to give a password" "okay, it's capital B, lowercase i, etc" lol
Not just his phone, his whole digital life. In many states now, if someone tries to rob you with the assistance of a weapon, you are legally allowed to kill them. It's called "Stand your ground".
There was another post in this long thread that summed it up nicely. They talked about how security of the iPhone has changed over the years--with the first iPhone having no passcode, then a 4-digit, then biometrics and 6-digit+.
I think were at a point where change needs to happen again as these devices literally hold your whole digital life in one way or another. They now hold everything like financials, baby pictures and family videos, documents, email, etc. Imagine losing all of that, with no way to get it back.
And I know soon we will have all of our IDs on our phones as well. It's just a matter of time as Apple has already partnered with several states.
I think were at a point where change needs to happen again as these devices literally hold your whole digital life in one way or another. They now hold everything like financials, baby pictures and family videos, documents, email, etc. Imagine losing all of that, with no way to get it back.
And I know soon we will have all of our IDs on our phones as well. It's just a matter of time as Apple has already partnered with several states.
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How are physical cards more secure than Apple Pay? They seem less secure to me.
While I don't have time to read this entire 27 page topic, everything you have said in these posts is in complete alignment with my own school of thought. Face ID has made it so I can use a much longer, more complex passcode for security while still being able to conveniently access/unlock my iPhone throughout the day.
LOL re that video with the world's longest PIN, and though I couldn't count how many digits that user pressed, my own is a 27 character passcode consisting of upper and lower case letters, numbers, and symbols. It's certainly inconvenient to have to enter it while sitting at a red light because I glanced at the iPhone with RayBans on and FaceID became disabled. It should disable only for the reasons you stated in the last quote. (Number 3 is a must-have if ever faced with the likelihood of phone confiscation.)
For the physically assaulted and intimidated, yes.
From this, it would not surprise me to see a spike in assaults - amateur hour.
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Sure. Why wouldn't I? You assault someone you better be prepared for the sharp end of the stick.
Physical cards are limited to just that one account. They are not in control of your digital life nor drain additional accounts.
An individual card in Apple Pay is only connected to one account. Also, with Apple Pay, you can just register the card with an Apple Watch which can have a different pin.
The biggest problem with physical cards is they come with the card number printed on them along with your signature and a short security code. I have cards at home that are locked away and never leave the house. I only access them via Apple Pay or via recurring charges such as phone and cable bills. The only cards I have ever seen fraud with are the ones I carry in my physical wallet.
The Apple card doesn't ave any numbers on it. Just the name.
Not exactly.
I have three cards linked to AP. Aside from that I also have most of my financial stuff via app or web page and guess where those passwords are keychained.
So yeah, if a thief got my passcode and phone, Screentime or not, they could do some serious damage rather quickly.
While I figure out a way to better safeguard this, I suppose the fact I mostly take my Android with me instead of my iPhone is a plus.
I am aware, it also only gives you 1% cash back if you use the physical card so that is one of the cards I have locked away. Every other credit card or debit card I have has the number on the card. The physical card I use most frequently gets compromised about once every 12 months.
A problem could potential be cameras in places where you would be using it. LOTS of cameras.
Ya Neva know LOL.
But the Apple Watch idea with a separate passcode is cool. I'm going to try that.
It's not glance proof. It's more difficult than 4 digits.
Bank of America - and others - used to require 13+ digit alphanumeric passcodes on BlackBerry devices.
Let's go back to that - with privacy screens.
Or better yet, let's not go to LGBTQ+ bars (yes, that was Joanna Stern's universe of compromised users - FACT) and get drunk whilst using our phones.