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Title: Thieves can bypass Apple Watch passcode to pair a stolen watch with their own phone
Post by: HCK on May 14, 2015, 03:00:22 pm
Thieves can bypass Apple Watch passcode to pair a stolen watch with their own phone

Wrist-detection on the Apple Watch is supposed to ensure that it will ask for the passcode if removed from your wrist, but as a YouTube video posted by iDownloadBlog demonstrates, a thief is able to reset the watch without having to enter the passcode. They are then free to pair it with any other iPhone. iPhones are protected by […]<img alt="" border="0" src="(http://pixel.wp.com/b.gif)?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=379539&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />

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