Less passcodes, more biometric protections on iPhones in new beta test

Apple is testing a new security setting to address the theft of iPhones and at least one of the new features seems blindingly obvious.

In February, The Wall Street Journal reported on what seemed to be an increase in iPhone threats. Not only are thieves bypassing biometric safeguards by stealing the user’s passcode, once they get into a phone, they quickly disable those safeguards to completely compromise it.

Now come reports that Apple is beta testing its stolen device protection …

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