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I didn't set up "Find My". The connection with the Activation Lock wasn't obvious to me. The main thing Apple emphasizes is that you can recover a missing devi
by pwim 3y ago
I didn't set up "Find My". The connection with the Activation Lock wasn't obvious to me.
The main thing Apple emphasizes is that you can recover a missing device. But it wasn't obvious to me how that would work without an internet connection (unlike with an iPhone where I have a data plan).
Protecting unwanted disclosure of data is different than preventing the erasing of a device, which is where I'm stuck.
- junofan 3y ago> But it wasn't obvious to me how that would work without an internet connection I believe Bluetooth pinging the iPhones of passersby.
- kube-system 3y agoThat's true, as I recall the explanation is pretty brief during setup and they should probably explain it better.
- andrewstuart2 3y agoThat's an interesting fight between minimalist designers/product people and a good security team wanting to make things crystal clear. Especially at a company like Apple that really strives to prioritize both. I'd like to be a fly on the wall for that conversation.
- kube-system 3y agoI think it would be pretty clear even if they just add one sentence: > Find My includes Activation Lock — a feature that's designed to prevent anyone else from using your device if it's ever lost or stolen.
- adastra22 3y agoYeah, I'm a lifelong user of apple products and I had no idea until your article that "Find My" was an activation lock. I thought it just reported your location to Apple, and so I turned it off for privacy reasons...