So using Face ID or Touch ID is really a combination. To perform higher level tasks, like for instance changing your Apple ID password you need the passcode. They unlock your phone only to a certain level. Also, another important thing to realize about Face ID and Touch ID is that they can only get you so far into your phone.

But that works with Face ID, Touch ID, your passcode, your front door lock, everything. Now somebody could actually take physical control over you and force you to unlock your phone. Movies and TV shows have us thinking that people could steal a phone and use a picture to break in or somehow hold the phone in front of your face and it would unlock it. Now a lot of people have the wrong idea about Face ID and Touch ID thinking that it is less secure. The first is to use Face ID or Touch ID with your phone. So I'm not sure why somebody would take all that risk to get one identity when they could probably do a lot better just sitting in a basement somewhere far away.īut, there are some precautions you can take and these are all good security ideas nevertheless. Somebody breaking in to some online systems or guessing people's passwords not even in the same country as you. Identity theft is usually carried out from afar. Actually being present and putting yourself in physical danger or danger of getting caught just to get into somebody's accounts. Plus, let's also acknowledge how risky this is as a form of identity theft. So that's less than the chances of you getting hit by lightning which happens somewhere about 400 times per year in the United States alone. The report mentions possibly a couple of hundred instances over the last two years. But first, let's acknowledge how rare this is. Now there are some basic safety precautions you can take to avoid this. Getting into your passwords, your Apple account, all sorts of things. They then go in and change all sorts of things including, possibly, your Apple ID password and perform basic identity theft.

Then they look for an opportunity to snatch your iPhone away and then use your passcode to get into it. This is where somebody watches you in a public place until they see you enter the passcode on your iPhone. So recently people have been talking about a particular type of iPhone theft. Join us and get exclusive content and course discounts. There you can read more about the Patreon Campaign. MacMost is brought to you thanks to a great group of more than 1000 supporters. Let me show you how to avoid a watch and grab iPhone theft. Video Transcript: Hi, this is Gary with. Check out How To Prevent Watch-And-Grab iPhone Theft at YouTube for closed captioning and more options.

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