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iPhone still not theft proof
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Does someone has access to your PC? Your PC could have malware installed, or the thief could have used your browser autofill to gain access to iCloud.com.
Sure, people always think it couldn't be someone they know, and that's what the thief is counting on.
Sure, people always think it couldn't be someone they know, and that's what the thief is counting on.
Maybe he has a friend hat works at Apple. Secretly helping the thief. So you have 2 step authentication on?
Perhaps so that the actual owner might be able to use another device with all their information in the meantime?
Use what information? If the thief has the sim+iphone, he can just put the sim card in another phone and goto https://selfsolve.apple.com/deregister-imessage to unregister it himself. But he isn't going to do that cause he will put the sim card in another phone to find out the ph#, then send an imessage to that # to the owner to trick them and try to get the icloud password.
If Apple did it then the person who had the phone stolen or lost wouldn't have iMessage available to them should they use another device in the meantime with the same number.
Again, thank you for your input.
What I meant was that it was a tad arrogant of you to say that I may be "intentionally or not" withholding information.
The reason for me to make this thread was to understand what I may have done wrong and possibly in the process prevent others from going through the same.
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Unfortunately, I did not have 2 factor authentication on at the time of the theft.
Thanks.
I think it might be a good idea to require pass code input to switch off a device. The other problem is that most of us keep control center n lock screen enabled so anyone can easily put the device into airplane mode via this thereby preventing it front being tracked via find my iPhone.
A friend of mine who is a mobile retailer told me that stolen iPhones are usually dismantled for parts since its practically impossible to use the device without the pass code. I'm assuming that's what happened to my iPhone.
I've lodged a police complaint for the same and was told that if the device comes online it will get tracked via the IMEI number which is now blacklisted in their database.
Can't stop the phone from being dismantled but I can make it difficult to get my information. Sorry you have to go through this, i can imagine incredibly exasperating.
No.
Apple will ask the "thief" to log in to his iCloud account and remove the device before they will replace it.
The idea has been suggested to apple by 1000s of people for the past 10 years. They don't seem to get the benefit of it.
Why? What good would it do if the sim was removed and the phone inserted into a bag that blocks rf signals for wifi? Or the thief opened up the phone up and disconnected the battery. I don't want to input a password to turn off or reset my phone.
By your logic, nothing should ever be implemented because there's some loophole. Why bother with locks on doors when thieves could break windows or use a tool to break the lock itself?
You want to at least make it harder for casual thieves, that's the good.
Touch ID has NEVER failed me. In the event it doesn't read my thumb print, I wipe my thumb and/or wipe the home button and try again and it's works 99.99% of the time.
Not really. I don't live in Fort Knox by your logic. Apple already has a reasonable cadre of anti theft measures. This I don't see as any deterrent or counter measure of any type.
Rather than a faux-security measure that can easily be given the run around via sim removal, battery disconnection or rf bag it would be better if we practiced security and safe computing. Complex passwords, lookout for phishing emails, 2 factor authentication, current backups etc
Losing your phone is tough enough, don't want your digital life to be compromised also.