Everyone who knows me knows that I'm a huge Apple fan. I began using Apple products before Apple was cool. So...I'm always interested in any new announcements they make. At today's Worldwide Developer's Conference Apple announced a variety of changes, but what caught my eye were the security changes.
Activation lock is a new feature that will prevent thieves from erasing the data and then reselling it because they'll need the password before the iPhone or iPad will start working again. Not that I've ever lost a device, but it's nice to know that no one else could use it if I did.
Lock screen message.Even after a remote erase, Find My iPhone can continue to display a message with your phone number on the Lock screen.
Your iPhone made it home.If you get your iPhone back after you’ve already erased it, just enter your Apple ID and password to reactivate it.
Some additional features
will be a per app activation for a VPN and message blocking. I can't help but
wonder where the blocked message will go? Does it bounce back? Will
the sender know they've been blocked? I guess we won't know until iOS7 is
released in the Fall!
Article
Referenced:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_357588581-83/activation-lock-to-tighten-ios-security/
Photos
courtesy of:
http://www.apple.com/ios/ios7/features/#control-center
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