My phone, laptop, or desktop are not locked.
If they get stolen I change passwords, restore backups and move on. I work on computers, a password is really not that big of a deal to get past. Maybe on an iDevice but who wants to steal an Apple device?
I would remotely wipe the phone but if unable to do that I would not lose sleep over it.
I can't disable my bicycle, tool chest, wallet, etc... so why a camera? If I used my camera to earn a living I would have backups so I could continue any job but other than that I'm not worrying about it.
1) Think bios level or hardware level drive level security, or Icloud password. For the most part, how do you expect to get past those? Guess the passwords? I'm not talking about the ability to just reset or windows logon security.
2) " I can't disable my bicycle, tool chest, wallet, etc... so why a camera?"
Your wallet? How about your credit card? Yes you can and should disable them if lost or stolen.
Why your camera? If it was stolen......would you want the robber to able to use what they took from you? Why your camera? Because it wouldn't be hard to implement such security. In the end it would DISCOURAGE theft.
I said computer passwords (WIndows) and even bios passwords were not that hard to get around although I admit it's been a while since I have reset the bios to clear a password so that may have changed. I also conceded that Apple products were secure from that standpoint.
If my wallet was lost or stolen the credit cards would be reported as such and new ones reissued because the thief could steal money from me.
If a thief steals my camera (or bicycle or tools or etc...) I call my insurance company and they issue me a check to replace the camera. I don't really care what the thief does with the camera. That does not mean I don't take precautions to safeguard my gear it just means I don't think a password will discourage anyone. What do I do? Put a sign on my gear that says don't bother it's got a password.
How would the security work? Would I have to enter a pin whenever I wanted to take a photo? Sorry, but that would be disabled in the first 5 minutes of use just like the screen lock on my phone and computer.
Easy to implement? Do you know what the tech support nightmare would be for all the people that forget their password?
In my opinion, it's a silly idea.
It may seem silly to someone that just said they don't use any security on their phone, or computers. "Computer passwords" can mean any password related to computers, not just Windows-related passwords.
Do you you realize how popular securing phones and computers are? And how encouraged it is?
1) You can't clear Thinkpad "unattended" bios passwords or hard drive level passwords set by a thinkpad, because you cannot access reset mode without said passwords. You need bios access to do that. To a thief, if the right password is set (bios - unattended) , the laptop itself is unusable even if you put a new drive in it or even pull the bios battery........there is NO way for them to bypass and use said hardware.
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"How would the security work? Would I have to enter a pin whenever I wanted to take a photo? Sorry, but that would be disabled in the first 5 minutes of use just like the screen lock on my phone and computer.
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So these are the only levels of security and scenarios you can think of? You've never heard of timed security features? (if device not touched for certain programmed amount of time, device goes into secured mode)
BTW, even basic screen lock on a phone, effectively protects data stored on device from 'most' thieves. Something you admit you don't use right?
