Leave your iPhone at your desk when you run to the bathroom. I walk over, plug it into my laptop (dual-boot with Ubuntu), take 30 seconds to copy the entire contents, then leave.
I now have ever bit of data you have on your phone. Didn’t have to do anything except plug a cable in. Instant access to everything, and I just drag-and-drop to my hard disk.
So, unless you trust everyone around with every bit of information you may keep on your phone, you should never leave your iPhone laying around. Ever. Not at the office, not at a friend’s party, not even in your hotel room when you go down to take a swim.
A cable and a few seconds. That’s all it takes to copy all your data. So much for a PIN protecting you!
Fair enough. It doesn’t bother me because I don’t keep anything important on my phone and I rarely leave it laying anywhere. I don’t work in a traditional office setting so I don’t have to worry about my co-workers. 98% of the time my iphone is in my pocket if I’m not using it. Plus, if I found out a co-worker was fingering my things my fist would have a discussion with their face.
30 seconds to copy 16GB? I don't think so.
Leave the key in your Ferrari, run into Starbucks for ?????, come back and the car is gone. Who knew that could happen.