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Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 2 days agoone of the reasons mobile phone theft is so lucrative, because people are so obliging to keep their entire financial information downloaded to a single device
[Citation needed]
The most common reason for mobile phone theft is to wipe it and sell it, or just dismantle it for parts.
No common thief is going to be trying to break into an iPhone’s security system to get to someone’s banking data.
_cryptagion@anarchist.nexus 2 days ago
They don’t need to break into it to steal your data if they swipe it out of your hand, which is usually how it happens.
Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 2 days ago
Even if they manage to keep the phone unlocked, and even if they manage to get to a safe spot before I am able to lock the device remotely, they still can’t access any banking applications because they require the PIN/biometrics to get in, even on an unlocked phone.
_cryptagion@anarchist.nexus 2 days ago
do you know how to use Tor? if so, I can point you towards some tutorials on how to steal data from banking apps on an unlocked phone. best of all, it can be done in a matter of seconds.
this is why the feature to wipe stolen devices remotely exists on both Android and iOS devices.
Alaknar@sopuli.xyz 2 days ago
Anything is possible with enough time. Which is why you force log-off all your apps and remote-wipe the device if your phone gets stolen.