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Things the guys who stole my phone have texted me to try to get me to unlock it - Gothamist (gothamist.com)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/technology

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This is a very entertaining and educational article, giving insights into the methods used by thiefs to try and get access to your phone data.

I don't like Apple but it's great that their security is so good when it comes to this.

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You can factory reset it easily. You can't use it without the previous Google account credentials afterwards. You can't reuse a stolen Pixel which has Google account logged into it.

[–] wreckedcarzz 9 points 6 months ago

Ding ding ding, I can confirm this. I thought it was for all devices, but I guess not.