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It seems that most of these problems would be solved by a time delay, like on safes at gas stations. You can disable the "Find my iPhone" service, and it will s
by jwr 8y ago
It seems that most of these problems would be solved by a time delay, like on safes at gas stations. You can disable the "Find my iPhone" service, and it will show as disabled, but it will actually stop working 48h or 72h later, so that there is a time window in which to catch criminals.
As always, the important thing here is for criminals to know this: even if they force you to unlock the phone, they are not off the hook.
- jaimehrubiks 8y agoThis is also the first thing I thought after reading it.
- ZitchDog 8y agoWouldn't they just turn off the device for 72h?
- chongli 8y agoThe 72h window should notify the owner and allow them to go in and flag the device as stolen. Once the device is stolen, it should essentially brick itself as soon as it connects to a network and reaches Apple's servers. The device could only be unbricked by bringing it to an Apple store and showing ID to prove ownership.
- netsharc 8y agoIn the paranoid scenario this turns the mugging into a hostage situation (unlikely, since that requires a much more complicated logistics)... Maybe Apple can also provide a duress password.
- vxNsr 8y agoclock pauses while phone is off.
- allyant 8y agoI think 48/72 hours is in-practical - I would guess that the most common legitimate reasons for disabling Find my iPhone is either 1) to sell the phone 2) To get it repaired by apple. Asking these people to wait two days before they can get their phone fixed or to sell it wouldn't be a nice user experience. Can you imagine the amount of pissed off people in the Apple store waiting to get their screen fixed only to be told to come back in 2 days? 1-2 hours would be the ideal candidate I think without being a inconvenience. Another idea would be a 24-48 hour window to 'revoke' the disabling of the activation lock. Perhaps they can login to Apple ID website to reinstate activation lock remotely.