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Do you have a password protected computer? Like a computer, a phone can have sensitive information. For many, such as my wife and sister, a phone is their compu

Do you have a password protected computer? Like a computer, a phone can have sensitive information. For many, such as my wife and sister, a phone is their computer. They put everything on it. A lock screen is a no different than any other password prompt you encounter. They're passwords. Passwords are not silly.

scott_s 13y ago
No, I do not, for the same reason. If someone gets physical access to a device, it is compromised.
- scott_karana 13y ago
  > If someone gets physical access to a device, it is compromised. This is the same with your computer. What's your point? Do you have no private information? (Don't say "everything's encrypted": it's the same with passworded iPhones, and again: same issue with your PC. There are numerous simple hardware compromises like keyloggers, or removing and chilling RAM to get keys unencrypted from memory, etc)
  - scott_s 13y ago
    My point was that it is the same with my computer, hence I don't bother with login passwords for either. If you get physical access to either, they are compromised. The veneer of security that a login password for my phone or computer provides is not worth the many times a day hassle of providing it. Note that this is distinct from the login password to something remote.
    - scott_karana 13y ago
      Okay, fair enough. I quite understand where you're coming from. Good on you for practising what you preach! Personally, I appreciate the simple deterrent passwords have provided. :-)
- jsankey 13y ago
  If someone gets physical access to the phone, most data is certainly compromised. But there is still value in a passcode, as the system/apps on an iPhone can store the most valuable data (e.g. saved passwords) encrypted using the passcode as the key. Without a passcode losing your phone means immediately losing the keys to your entire online kingdom. Especially if you have email credentials set up. (Even if you have been using a passcode when you lose your phone you should still change your credentials, but in the meantime it is much less likely that your accounts are compromised.)

scott_s 13y ago

No, I do not, for the same reason. If someone gets physical access to a device, it is compromised.

scott_karana 13y ago
> If someone gets physical access to a device, it is compromised. This is the same with your computer. What's your point? Do you have no private information? (Don't say "everything's encrypted": it's the same with passworded iPhones, and again: same issue with your PC. There are numerous simple hardware compromises like keyloggers, or removing and chilling RAM to get keys unencrypted from memory, etc)
- scott_s 13y ago
  My point was that it is the same with my computer, hence I don't bother with login passwords for either. If you get physical access to either, they are compromised. The veneer of security that a login password for my phone or computer provides is not worth the many times a day hassle of providing it. Note that this is distinct from the login password to something remote.
  - scott_karana 13y ago
    Okay, fair enough. I quite understand where you're coming from. Good on you for practising what you preach! Personally, I appreciate the simple deterrent passwords have provided. :-)
jsankey 13y ago
If someone gets physical access to the phone, most data is certainly compromised. But there is still value in a passcode, as the system/apps on an iPhone can store the most valuable data (e.g. saved passwords) encrypted using the passcode as the key. Without a passcode losing your phone means immediately losing the keys to your entire online kingdom. Especially if you have email credentials set up. (Even if you have been using a passcode when you lose your phone you should still change your credentials, but in the meantime it is much less likely that your accounts are compromised.)