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| Author: | pcernie [ Tue Aug 19, 2014 3:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Police pushing Apple, Samsung for passwords on new phones |
http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and ... ds-1261996 The reason few people use PINs or passwords on their phones is it gets annoying really quickly. Are you a fan of Twitter? Facebook? BBC news? Wanna type a password in every time you check one of them? |
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| Author: | ProfessorF [ Tue Aug 19, 2014 4:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Police pushing Apple, Samsung for passwords on new phones |
I'm staggered people aren't using pass codes on their phones. Surely it's the first thing you'd set up? Anyone here not using one? |
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| Author: | jonbwfc [ Tue Aug 19, 2014 4:14 pm ] | |||||||||
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'Few people use PINs or passcodes'? Got any evidence to back that up at all? |
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| Author: | l3v1ck [ Tue Aug 19, 2014 4:37 pm ] | |||||||||
| Post subject: | Re: Police pushing Apple, Samsung for passwords on new phones | |||||||||
I have a pin for the sim when I turn the phone on and a pin to unlock the phone if the screen has been off more than five minutes. I've also got it set up so Google can lock and wipe it remotely if it's stolen. |
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| Author: | pcernie [ Tue Aug 19, 2014 5:09 pm ] | ||||||||||||||||||
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They clearly aren't otherwise it wouldn't be an issue. I don't know anyone who has entered a pin number or anything since you had to buy those scratchcards to top up your phone  
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| Author: | ProfessorF [ Tue Aug 19, 2014 6:20 pm ] | |||||||||
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Literally everyone I know has a code to unlock their phone. |
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| Author: | pcernie [ Tue Aug 19, 2014 6:41 pm ] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Nobody I know bothers! A lot of people don't know or care enough to turn off keystones ffs... It's a security nightmare, but until something comes along that is reasonably unobtrusive for the user and actually gains traction, most people will remain ignorant. |
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| Author: | big_D [ Tue Aug 19, 2014 6:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Police pushing Apple, Samsung for passwords on new phones |
Requirement here for company phones. I also have it on my private phone. Fiance and her daughters also have them- not my idea, they did it without being told that it would be a good idea. |
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| Author: | ProfessorF [ Tue Aug 19, 2014 6:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Police pushing Apple, Samsung for passwords on new phones |
Since iOS 7 rolled out, setting up a passcode has been a part of the installation process, AFAIK. |
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| Author: | jonbwfc [ Tue Aug 19, 2014 8:19 pm ] | |||||||||
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Yes, if and only if you have an iCloud account. If you don't set one up at first it doesn't ask iirc. |
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| Author: | cloaked_wolf [ Wed Aug 20, 2014 7:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Police pushing Apple, Samsung for passwords on new phones |
I have my pass code set up to activate every time I lock the phone. It's something I've always set on every phone from my first 3330. |
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| Author: | oceanicitl [ Thu Aug 28, 2014 2:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Police pushing Apple, Samsung for passwords on new phones |
Sometimes having a password makes no difference. Not looking at anyone in particular  Anyway what's the point of having ICE contacts if all phones are locked? Mine is locked due to work requirements |
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