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The importance of Find My...
If you have owned Apple devices over the years, registering the devices with Apple is always important. Apple isn't the only company that requires devices to be registered. Your Android, Google, and Microsoft devices and applications have the same requirements as well.
What Apple does want to know is what devices you own or have with you. There was a time when you were limited to the amount of devices you had on your account when using ITunes. These restrictions have went away over time but removing devices you don't own hasn't.
Updating your information with Apple can make it easier to sell devices, get devices serviced, or give them to friends or family when you need to.
The importance of two step verification
Two step verification is great to use if your phone gets into the wrong hands if it is setup properly.
In the case of Iphones, the proper way to setup two step verification is to have the verification sent over to a secondary device (in case your phone isn't working as well).
This can be setup through the settings of your phone using current IOS settings. If you don't see the options in your settings, you should update it.
What is ICloud.com
ICloud.com is a secured website owned by Apple to manage any device you have ever registered with your Apple ID.
Devices that you own (starting with the IPod) are in this secured portal iunder that particular Apple ID.
Never forget the Apple ID. It is a good idea to note the Apple ID and store the information in a safe either by writing it down or storing the information on a flash drive (hopefully encrypted).
Account information with Apple can be recovered using iforgot.apple.com
In order to erase the device (if it gets into the wrong hands), get a device repaired, or transfer ownership of the device to another party, this account information is needed to erase the device to factory settings (when transferring ownership). You have important information that can get into the wrong hands when it is repaired.
Tunring off the Find My Iphone features, will protect that information from getting into the wrong hands when it is repair or being delivered to a repair facility.
When the phone is missing, lost, or stolen, putting the device into lost mode ensures that the information is being erased. Apple will even apply a message on the screen notifying the person (who recovers the device) on how the device can be returned.
In the United States, corporate owned cell phone stores (AT&T, Verizon, AT&T, and US Cellular) are a good way to make sure that IPhones (that are reported missing, lost, or stolen) are taken care of properly (when found) since these companies are responsible to the IMEI database system for activation and deactivation purposes.
The system Apple uses to protect your information shoud be addressed in the same way when you sell a vehicle (surrendering the keys and the title) or giving the keys to the mechanic when your vehicle is being repaired.
Your IPhone is more than a phone. It is a wallet that has your personal information that can get into the wrong hands very quickly resulting in identify theft, unauthorized access to financial accounts (including credit cards), and imporant business information (when used for working purposes) that can result in a loss of business and/or even your job.
Being professional with these devices means being being responsible for the data stored on them. Using ICloud (or other cloud services) or flash drives (with the phone data stored) will make you the professional.
;Parental Responsibility
Parental responsibility starts by making sure that an adult, parent, or guardian (who is responsible for anyone under the age of 18) who uses these device to do the responsible thing by either placing your Apple ID under the device (for the family member) or setting up an account (using the Apple Family Plan) so that
and adult is responsible for the devices, the account, and the information at all times.
Apple never intended for anyone (under the age of 18) to create an Apple account their own, especially when your credit card information may be attached to the account.
See https://support.apple.com/en-us/105121 for instructions.