The more secure you make things, the less convenient they tend to be. Apple has to ride the fine line between making it easy enough for a power user like me who is maybe willing to have a much harder time doing things or willing to jump through more hoops. The thing that really kills me about these thefts is if someone gets your phone and can use your passcode to lock out of your Apple ID,. If they change your password and deleted everything from yourthing or whatever, even if the thief gets arrested and goes to jail...you may still never get your Apple ID back because the whole point of security is that there's no magic key"
- Pre-show: Please go decline your Tweetbot/Twitterrific refunds!
- Follow-up:
- Criminals are shoulder-surfing passcodes and then swiping iPhones
- Mitigation ideas:
- Alphanumeric passcodes
Settings
→ Face ID & Passcode
→ Change Passcode
→ Passcode Options
→ Custom Alphanumeric Code
- Don’t use iCloud Keychain for banking passwords
- Screen Time
Settings
→ Screen Time
→ Use Screen Time Passcode
and don’t use the same passcode
Settings
→ Screen Time
→ Content & Privacy Restrictions
→ Account Changes
→ Don’t Allow
- Venmo:
Me
→ Settings
→ Face ID & PIN
→ Enable Face ID & PIN
- Cash: Icon in the upper-right →
Privacy & Security
→ Security Lock
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