iPhone 4 security

[rieuk]

Hi guys,

Just wondering, what's stopping someone grabbing my iPhone while I'm away, connecting it to a PC with iTunes, creating a backup and then returning the phone to be able to look at all my personal info on said backup at his/her leisure?

 

[rieuk]

The way I see it is that anyone who is able to get their hands on your iPhone even for a minute can basically pull everything off it (including email passwords) and thus leave you with no privacy whatsoever. Is this really the case?

 

[Dave Felix]

The way I see it is that anyone who is able to get their hands on your iPhone even for a minute can basically pull everything off it (including email passwords) and thus leave you with no privacy whatsoever. Is this really the case?

I dont think so, if its not synced to that computer it shouldn't be able to make a backup. It might be able to restore the phone wiping all the information off. But of course I've never tried it.. guess you need to try it first.

 

[rieuk]

Well I only have access to computers that I've already synced with at the moment...but I see your point. However I click the "delete sync history" button under preferences in iTunes but the iPhone still syncs no questions asked. Is this normal?