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If your objective is to sell a stolen iPhone then you still have to know the owners Apple ID and password due to activation lock. Being able to bypass Touch ID isn't going to help you.



But what if the objective isn't to steal the phone but to surreptitiously collect or plant information?

I can think of some examples:

* jealous spouses who want to look at call logs, emails, text histories

* unscrupulous managers looking to see if you've been talking to headhunters, competitors, etc.

* stalker coworkers who are looking for "private selfies"

* frenemies who want to post inflammatory messages using one of your social media accounts


Nope. If it's not a hardware lock, it will be bypassed.


Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure Apple's new iOS7 activation lock has not been defeated yet.

Keep in mind that if these criminals can't figure it out by googling it, they will give up and move on. The typical phone thief isn't a security expert with the knowledge to invent a previously unknown exploit.


Well, it's possible that the fence they sell the phones to would be motivated to find an exploit.




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