I recently dropped my iPhone down the elevator shaft of my apartment building. It fell probably 80 feet and got smashed. Badly.
Perhaps foolishly, I decided to sell it on eBay to help pay for my new one. I expected maybe someone could use it for parts. The thing was really destroyed. I certainly couldn't do anything with it.
Today, I get an email from the buyer. He somehow has the thing running. He asked for my passcode and I told him to enter 0000 ten times. I think I had the phone set up to erase if the passcode was entered incorrectly, and I thought he could then restore factory settings and go on his way. I don't have a problem with him actually using the phone, I just want my data to be safe.
He emailed me back and said that he needs my Apple ID and password because of what I guess is an anti-theft feature of the phone - so if it's stolen it can't be used without that information.
Like I said, I don't care if he actually uses the phone. Good for him for fixing it--but I want to make sure that I'm not giving sensitive data to some dude in Vietnam. Any thoughts on what I can do for this guy? He seems honest, but who knows. Any other precautions I should take?
Perhaps foolishly, I decided to sell it on eBay to help pay for my new one. I expected maybe someone could use it for parts. The thing was really destroyed. I certainly couldn't do anything with it.
Today, I get an email from the buyer. He somehow has the thing running. He asked for my passcode and I told him to enter 0000 ten times. I think I had the phone set up to erase if the passcode was entered incorrectly, and I thought he could then restore factory settings and go on his way. I don't have a problem with him actually using the phone, I just want my data to be safe.
He emailed me back and said that he needs my Apple ID and password because of what I guess is an anti-theft feature of the phone - so if it's stolen it can't be used without that information.
Like I said, I don't care if he actually uses the phone. Good for him for fixing it--but I want to make sure that I'm not giving sensitive data to some dude in Vietnam. Any thoughts on what I can do for this guy? He seems honest, but who knows. Any other precautions I should take?