Apple should improve Apple Watch's security, but the fear of theft is overblown<article>
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A small tsunami of stories appeared online on Thursday about the ease of resetting the Apple Watch. Even if the Watch is set to require a passcode to unlock when it’s removed from your wrist, Apple provides
clear instructions on how to erase it, bypassing the passcode completely. Unlike an iPhone, which has Activation Lock to prevent it from being wiped without the original owner’s iCloud password, there’s no way to prevent a stolen Apple Watch from being erased and re-sold.</p><p>
Some outlets and individuals had a moderate response, but others were outraged. Surely this makes the Watch eminently desirable by thieves, who, knowing that it’s possible to resell with ease, will be targeting and preferentially snatching them off wrists.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2922511/apple-should-improve-apple-watchs-security-but-the-fear-of-theft-is-overblown.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Apple should improve Apple Watch's security, but the fear of theft is overblown
