That is putting a lot of trust into humanity. I respect that. Not very many people do that.
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Do you have a Passcode on your iPhone?
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That is putting a lot of trust into humanity. I respect that. Not very many people do that.
the odds are much greater you're going to get your iPhone back rather than not if it's misplaced/lost.
People are generally good and will do the right thing.
If not?
Not worth getting an ulcer over it.
I think that you fairly underestimate how frequently people steal phones with intent to re-sell. But your position is honorable. I shall not discredit you for it.
I never mentioned stealing.
If a thief steals your iPhone your SOL, mostly- even with a passcode lock. All it means is the thief has a less valuable item. You're still not likely to get it back.
Most iPhones are misplaced. It is those particular items that are returned much more than not to the rightful owner (and in that case a passcode could only slow a good samaritan down).
I have a 10 character complex password. Unfortunately to slow down the thieves, the good Samaritans will be stopped dead in their tracks. Best bet is to turn the phone into apple, verizon or the police.
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The easier you can make a good guy do a good thing, the better, I'd think.
But, either way- just a difference in handling it.
Decades ago when Castro was asked why he sported a full beard he answered the time saved by not having to shave.
(It turned out to be quite a number when it was added up.)
I wonder how much productivity is lost by having to constantly plug in your passcode every time you want to use your iPhone/iPad.
The easier you can make a good guy do a good thing, the better, I'd think.
But, either way- just a difference in handling it.
Decades ago when Castro was asked why he sported a full beard he answered the time saved by not having to shave.
(It turned out to be quite a number when it was added up.)
I wonder how much productivity is lost by having to constantly plug in your passcode every time you want to use your iPhone/iPad.
I absolutely have a passcode and I use the fingerprint scanner daily! It's one of best features on the iPhone 5S...
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I use to think that way, but I've seen too many incidents where people have been hacked and their privacy (things saved on their phones) stolen.
apparently the 15% of the poll takers
A tad over 25% if you discount the 5S users...
You could also give up showering and sleeping to get the most out of yur day, if you in fact need the 25 hour day. In today's day and age having compromised accounts is a big deal.
I dont have a passcode. While I agree having a compromised account is a big deal, I figure that if someone wants my information, there are some nasty hackers (the govt. being #1) out there. They should have absolutely no problem stealing all of your info whether or not you have a passcode.
Think of the story of the three little pigs. They thought they were safe in the brick house. The wolf can very easily rent a bulldozer and get them that way.
It's easier to just accept your susceptibility to the meanies of the world. You Cannot stop them, if they want to get you.
The case for privacy protection and big brother notwithstanding, the government will not try to steal (as in the biblical sense) my assets nor destroy my life with identity theft.
Not having this happen to me is a small price to pay for securing my phone and making it more difficult to get to my information.
While the three little pigs is a cute metaphor, this metaphor holds little bearing to reality whereby if you lose your phone and if it is secured properly your information is protected.
Because of the 0.01% (and that's probably an overestimate) population that might be able to do what you are talking about, it makes sense not to have a passcode so that the rest of the 99.99% could also easily get in if it somehow gets down to it? The rationality doesn't really add up.
I use a passcode on all my devices and I think it should be encouraged for all to do. iPhones are like small computers. Do you leave your computer wide open for anyone to access (work or home)? If not, why would you not give your phone similar consideration?
Locking your phone protects:
1. Private Photos.
2. Private communications.
3. Private information.
4. Prevents various pranks from immature individuals.
I believe overall people in general are good and will do the right thing most of the time. Why tempt them?
Locking your phone protects:
1. Private Photos.
2. Private communications.
3. Private information.
4. Prevents various pranks from immature individuals.
I believe overall people in general are good and will do the right thing most of the time. Why tempt them?
This trouble (a big deal) seems to have affected those Apple mobile devices without passwords. Having your own password already set seems to have prevented the hacker/s from setting one for you thereby locking you out of your own device. (This is presently an Australian user problem.)
thereby locking you out of your own device. (This is presently an Australian user problem.)I agree 100%. With banking info hooked up to emails and that email address going to your iPhone (or smart phone) and it's not like the email has a password on the phone itself. You also have loved ones/friends phone numbers, email addresses and social media info. Now a days I think it's very irresponsible not to protect your smart phone from people taking you info and info of yours who are on you phone. Why take a chance?
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Well, if you would like to use the math, I think that having your passcode unlocked would increase the amount of people who would then go into the phone to call "mom" or something to have the phone delivered. the 0.01% of people who are hackers aren't going to be stopped by the passcode. Maybe the 30% of people who are going to run with the phone will probably be able to sidestep the passcode somehow. and the remaining 69.99% of good Samaritans in the world might appreciate having an easier time returning it.
Lost mode can provide a number for any good samaritan to call about the phone. So that alone essentially makes that part of the argument moot. As for 30% of the people who would run with the phone being able to sidestep a passcode somehow, that isn't a real or a realistic statistic in any way--there aren't even close to that many people who would be able to do that even if they wanted to.
And with the recent iOS device related hack surfacing, it sounds like there might be another good reason to have a passcode: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1739195/
