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I'm confused by the headline. The quote from Apple is that they're computing trust scores for your devices for when you attempt a purchase. It sounds like the

• fghtr 8y ago
  >>It sounds like the more you use the device, the more trusted it is. Where did you see it? It says nothing about how the score is calculated.
  • terrywilcox 8y ago
    "To help identify and prevent fraud, information about how you use your device, including the approximate number of phone calls or emails you send and receive, will be used to compute a device trust score when you attempt a purchase," the page reads. See the "information about how you use your device, including the approximate number of phone calls or emails you send and receive". So the score calculation for that device includes the approximate number of phone calls or emails you send and receive on it. You could interpret that as "the more personal activity you have on a device, the less trusted it should be", but that makes no sense. The more you use a device, the more likely it is to actually be your device. It makes sense to place less trust in devices that you rarely use.
• millstone 8y ago
  Right. The point is to detect fraudulent purchases made in someone else's name. It wouldn't even make sense to associate this rating with the user.