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Re:A Basic iPhone Feature Helps Criminals Steal Your Entire ... by vucetica on Saturday February 25, 2023 @08:01AM (#34936337)
What do you mean by this: "use Screen Time to disable making changes to your account"?
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Re:A Basic iPhone Feature Helps Criminals Steal Your Entire ... by lalopalota on Saturday February 25, 2023 @08:32AM (#34936524)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201304

Here are some features and settings that you can allow changes for:

Passcode Changes: Prevent changes to your passcode

Account Changes: Prevent account changes in Accounts & Passwords

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Re:A Basic iPhone Feature Helps Criminals Steal Your Entire ... by cl3misch on Saturday February 25, 2023 @08:32AM (#34936521)
You can enable restrictions in Screen Time, and not just restricting screentime. You can completely block Siri and dictation for example, or block account changes like the parent comment said.
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Re:A Basic iPhone Feature Helps Criminals Steal Your Entire ... by ig0r0 on Saturday February 25, 2023 @08:45AM (#34936610)
With Screen Time you can enable Content and Privacy Restriction which allow you to disable a lot of things, like Account Changes or Passcode Changes.
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Re:A Basic iPhone Feature Helps Criminals Steal Your Entire ... by vucetica on Saturday February 25, 2023 @09:13AM (#34936804)
Wow! Used it only for kids so far, didn't figure out that it is actually a hidden security jewel :) Thank you!
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