Are there any security risks involved in setting up and using an iPad without an Apple Account on it? Am I correct that they will still get security and software updates?
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All iPads iPad without Apple Account – any risks?
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You'll still get iPadOS security & s/w updates but without Store access, you won't get new apps or updates to old apps.
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No Advanced Data Protection. If someone has access or gains access to his iPad, any personal data on the iPad is at risk, unless he has third party apps locked down individually.
Doesn't ADP apply only to iCloud data ? : https://support.apple.com/en-us/102651#advanced
Passcodes and passwords
To protect user data from malicious attack, Apple uses passcodes in iOS, iPadOS, and visionOS, and passwords in macOS.
...On an iPhone, iPad, and Apple Vision Pro, setting up a device passcode or password, the user automatically enables Data Protection...
Apple_Robert
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Yes and since the OP is using the iPad without an account, there is no protection of data outside of third party apps he may use.Doesn't ADP apply only to iCloud data ? : https://support.apple.com/en-us/102651#advanced
Passcodes and passwords
To protect user data from malicious attack, Apple uses passcodes in iOS, iPadOS, and visionOS, and passwords in macOS.support.apple.com
...On an iPhone, iPad, and Apple Vision Pro, setting up a device passcode or password, the user automatically enables Data Protection...
So ADP only applies to iCloud data, and OP wouldn't have any iCloud data because they'd have no iCloud account.
How is the local (not iCloud - there isn't any) data security compromised ?, given that
...On an iPhone, iPad, and Apple Vision Pro, setting up a device passcode or password, the user automatically enables Data Protection...