Apple security rules leave inherited iPad useless, say sons (BBC)

[eppur_se_muova]

By Natalie Donovan & Kevin Core
You and Yours

A man whose mother bequeathed her iPad to her family in her will says Apple's security rules are too restrictive.

Josh Grant, 26, from London, told BBC Radio 4's You & Yours his mother bought the tablet during her cancer treatment.

Since her death, they have been unable to unlock the device, despite providing Apple with copies of her will, death certificate and solicitor's letter.

Apple says its security measures have led the industry in helping customers protect lost or stolen devices.

Anthea Grant bought the tablet two years ago when she had her first cancer diagnosis, using it mainly for games and for video calling to keep in touch with her sons.
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more: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-26448158

Bottom line: bequeath your passwords. Not that hard to do.

If they wanted to erase the disk and reinstall the OS, I'm sure they could do that. So it's "useless" only in the sense that they can't get to her old data, including her accounts. Which is just the way it was intended to be.

[Blue_Tires]

1. I guess 'useless' means

she had a lot of photos/videos or whatever of a sentimental value...So erasing the disk may not be practical...

Maybe there's just some way to extract that stuff and get it transferred to another computer?

[eppur_se_muova]

2. Remove the HD, put it in a USB enclosure, connect to LINUX computer ...

The best way around an OS is another OS.

Can't iPads be used as USB (target) drives on other Macs ? Like rebooting an iBook while holding down the T key (IIRC) ?

[Champion Jack]

3. I funbox may be able to get into it and at least get the files