Thieves Can Reset Your Apple Watch Without a Password

[Paul Wagenseil]

A YouTube video shows how easy it is to factory-reset an Apple Watch -- even one that doesn't belong to you.

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[BreezeDM]

It is the same with Android Wear.

 

[ubercake]

Apple knows better than to give people all of the good stuff at once.

This is how they sell people on Apple Watch 2.0. They incorporate enhanced security in the next edition.

 

[Jake Hall]

Good

 

[3ogdy]

Hell , don't mention it here! That's a good thing. Anyone buying CrApple should pay 5 times its price, because idiocy costs.

 

[virtualban]

As long as personal data is secure, I don't mind a hard reset on devices. Even phones. Especially given how cheap the technology is getting (except apple products of course).

 

[zodiacfml]

right.. as though a watch is easier to lose or steal than a smartphone.

 

[gorfmaster1]

You can also reset an iPad without a passcode. why is this any different?