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A comment on Apple's desensitisation of people to fundamental security practices. Parent comment

Re:Apple's desensitisation of people to fundamental security... by CydeWeys on Monday November 14, 2016 @11:47PM (#12955656)
Yeah, I don't get it either. It seems like a weird thing to choose to complain about. Especially because there are conceivably lots of potential things wrong with a phone that would require being able to log in, or for which being logged in would make diagnostics a lot easier.
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Re:Apple's desensitisation of people to fundamental security... by ProAm on Monday November 14, 2016 @11:50PM (#12955672)
Bring the diagnostic machine out front?
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Re:Apple's desensitisation of people to fundamental security... by userbinator on Monday November 14, 2016 @11:57PM (#12955706)
And how would you know whether that machine is really doing what it or its operator is telling you it's doing?

Ultimately, it is an issue of trust; and I argue that the relationship of trust with Apple started the moment you decided to buy an iPhone, and continues to apply when you ask Apple for support.

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Re:Apple's desensitisation of people to fundamental security... by ProAm on Tuesday November 15, 2016 @10:01AM (#12958515)
Apple should be a good citizen and copy your selfies off your phone in front of you instead of taking it in the back.
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Re:Apple's desensitisation of people to fundamental security... by scarface74 on Wednesday November 16, 2016 @05:00AM (#12965727)
Or you could always just click on "Backup", erase your phone, and restore it after you get it back. Apple has had iCloud backup since 2011. Its had tethered computer backup since day 1.
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