Comment by socalgal2

Comment by socalgal2 6 hours ago

4 replies

Hmmm, I don't have a solution but if it was common for elderly people to have no passcode then they'd be a huge target for stealing them and emptying their bank accounts.

Telaneo 5 hours ago

That's why I get that the default should be a passcode. Same reason Windows Update probably should automatically update. We live in a problematic world and these options are the least bad.

My Grandma's solution to this problem is to not bring her phone with her when going to public places, and that's probably the right call if you can swing it.

dns_snek 3 hours ago

> stealing them and emptying their bank accounts.

Which bank allows you to empty someone's bank account if you find yourself with an unlocked device in your hand?? If was a criminal I'd be waiting outside their branch and snatching people's phones out of their hands right there, so I'm pretty confident that's not a real scenario.

  • Telaneo 2 hours ago

    Ones which only need a login saved in their browser and a 2fa code which is also on their phone.

Barbing 5 hours ago

Absolutely. Pickpockets would know to target them, text whoever has the most common last name, all kinds of scams.