Don't trust your iPhone password to protect your data

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Losing your iPhone is bad. Losing your entire digital life, from photos to finances, is traumatic. Unfortunately, the latter is all too common. Journalist Joanna Stern recently published a report with The Wall Street Journal detailing how thieves in places like New York aren't just stealing iPhones, but all the valuable data on them. The guilty? The humble iPhone password.

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Don't trust your iPhone password to protect your data
Image for article titled Don 't Trust your iPhone passcode to protect your data don't trust your iPhone passcode to keep your data secure Photo: Thaspol Sangsee (Shutterstock)

Losing your iPhone is bad. Losing your entire digital life, from photos to finances, is traumatic. Unfortunately, the latter is all too common. Journalist Joanna Stern recently published a report with The Wall Street Journal detailing how thieves in places like New York aren't just stealing iPhones, but all the valuable data on them. The guilty? The humble iPhone password.

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