I actually have much more security on my phone than most people because I'm a lawyer, and client information has to be kept confidential. However, there is a "back door" into my iPhone - if I forget my password, our IT people have the ability to re-set it, presumably by virtue of some aftermarket software they've put on there.
That being said, my point was that anything that's on my phone is also somewhere else. Social media history, many conversations that may not be text message based but are functionally identical, social media history and access, purchasing history and credit card information are all also stored on my laptop. Obviously, my laptop does not have this impenetrable level of security, it just has some imperfect security features. Yet, I do not think I am at catastrophic risk of my life being destroyed by virtue of this information being less than 100% secured.
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