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Title: News: Lack of Activation Lock makes Apple Watch easier theft target
Post by: HCK on May 14, 2015, 03:00:29 pm
News: Lack of Activation Lock makes Apple Watch easier theft target

A new report from iDownloadblog highlights how Apple’s latest wearable device lacks the important theft deterrent feature found on Apple’s other mobile devices. First introduced in iOS 7, Apple’s Activation Lock feature prevents an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch that is associated with an iCloud account from being erased and reactivated without the iCloud Apple ID and password of the original owner. As this feature has become common…

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