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Note for apple, you can queue up a wipe remotely if you can't power on your device (or it is stolen). https://support.apple.com/guide/icloud/erase-a-device-mmf

Note for apple, you can queue up a wipe remotely if you can't power on your device (or it is stolen). https://support.apple.com/guide/icloud/erase-a-device-mmfc0ef36f/icloud https://support.apple.com/guide/icloud/erase-a-device-mmfc0e... Highly recommend doing this if you need to send something in for repair that won't boot. One thing, as I understand it Apple encrypts the whole drive, so wiping things may just be clearing the key from device which is pretty efficient and resistant to most hardware attacks (ie, if repair guy pulls drive and connects directly). SD drive deletes - sometimes leave a surprising amount of info behind.

rasz 5y ago
How is that going to help when tech repairs unconnected device on his bench?
- tempnow987 5y ago
  There is no easy way to get data out of an unconnected apple device on the bench unless it is totally unlocked. If it was totally unlocked then anyone who has the phone can get anything from it. To do the kind of account resets being described here the device has to be online for 2FA - as soon as it gets online it gets wiped. In addition, it can't be used as a recovery device for the account (even if fully unlocked). After booting up from a shutdown, iphones require a pin unlock (before even enabling face id). If the device is fully unlocked, then yes, there is a chance tech could access on device content, but that is no different then anyones access if you left the phone somewhere, so bad, but not as bad as these stories (full account invasion).