101 jewels ...
Posted on 05/14/2015 10:55:39 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Anyone who steals an Apple Watch can -- in about 20 seconds -- simply reset it and make it their own.
That's because the way Apple designed the Apple Watch makes it surprisingly easy to override your passcode and completely wipe it clean. You can set up a passcode on the Apple Watch. But -- get ready for this -- anyone can just hold down the "Power Off" button, then select and erase all the data on the Watch.
By contrast, the iPhone has certain features that make it less desirable for criminals. If you set it up just right, the iPhone can be remotely erased -- or it can require a passcode to do anything.
It's widely recognized by law enforcement that these measures reduce the incentive for theft. In fact, San Francisco saw a 40% drop in iPhone robberies in 2014 compared to the previous year. The city's top prosecutor attributed it all to "kill-switch" technology that allowed deactivation of stolen phones.
Apple didn't add a kill-switch to the Apple Watch. One reason could be that the Apple Watch doesn't connect independently to cellular networks or Wi-Fi, so sending it a self-destruct messages from afar is a tricky task.
Still unclear, however, is why it's so easy for a stranger to simply erase all the data on your Apple Watch without so much as a password.
(Excerpt) Read more at money.cnn.com ...
well thanks to CNN everybody knows that now.
Well... it is just a watch, LOL.
Wow thank God, I only stick to only a simple watch. I don’t need one with internet, phone, etc. A simple watch will do for me.
Which is why people will agree to having implants.
“well thanks to CNN everybody knows that now.”
Uh, every news organization and blog already has an article on this.
“Wow thank God, I only stick to only a simple watch.”
Did you know that anyone can reset your watch without knowing your password?
I was being sarcastic../S
(*laugh*)
These days, Americans have to plan on, and make accommodations for, thieves.
What’s wrong with this picture...?
So I liberate a watch from a rich honky and I take out the battery, and leave it out for a day.
Now it's reset.
Or am I missing something?
What you’re missing is that “rich honky” is redundant. All honkies are rich, which is why they run the world. The only poor ones are the ones who aren’t honkies.
Well yes except for one thing. My watch is from the late 60’s. =)
“Well yes except for one thing. My watch is from the late 60’s. =)”
I still have my HS graduation watch from 1965!
101 jewels and self-winding!
Good points. CNN just shot a dart through Apples heart.
101 jewels ...
Ah, the hey-day of the "jewel wars"!
So bad were they that some companies took to gluing non-functional jewels (synthetic rubies, mostly) to useless places (like on the rotor) just to hike up the jewel count :)
You should open it up just to see!
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While still maintaining that "it's not really a watch".
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