Keep your iCloud account safe

If you ever lose your iPhone — and your passcode to unlock it — you’re in big trouble.

Thieves instantly change the passcode and then lock you out of iCloud and FindMy. They can then take their time to wreak havoc with your finances — stealing money, draining accounts and ordering goods online — and sell your unlocked iPhone afterward.

If getting your phone and your passcode sounds implausible, it’s not. There’s been a recent spate of thefts where the crooks first spy on the victim to get the passcode, then swipe the phone.

Luckily, there’s a very easy and painless way to protect yourself against this type of theft. You just need to add a pascode to iCloud settings. Our top post today shows you how.

I turned it on my myself and I recommend you do, too.

Also in today’s newsletter:

• At less than $23, Anker’s latest MagSafe power bank is an incredible steal right now. Compare that price to the $99 Apple charges for its MagSafe Power Bank.

• DJI’s latest flagship drone gets a third camera, a telephoto that makes the Mavic 3 Pro look even more like a bug-eyed insect.

• If you’re not using your iPhone as a webcam, you should be. And this inexpensive mount makes it easy.

• Cult of Mac readers are skeptical about Humane’s gizmo, which got its first public showing last week. The majority of readers in our poll say they love their iPhones and are unlikely to replace them.

— Leander Kahney, EIC.

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Today’s poll

Results from yesterday’s poll: What do you think of Humane's gizmo?

Best reader comment from ‘caedmonmyers’ and ‘ritab.’