Apple's Activation Lock can help deter thieves, but what happens if you’ve bought a second-hand iPhone with the Find my iPhone Activation Lock still active? Thankfully there are ways around it ...

The role of the SSA activation code in this process is essential to ensure uninterrupted access to online services and your Social Security Benefits.

YouTube user Miguel Alvarado showed that an existing security flaw, which lets you disable Find My iPhone and Activation Lock, still exists within iOS 7.1.

“iOS 7 bug allows anyone to disable Find My iPhone and bypass Activation Lock without a password” where “anyone” is someone with physical access to your unlocked phone.

Two researchers claim to have found a way to bypass the activation lock feature in iOS that's supposed to prevent anyone from using an iPhone or iPad marked as lost by its owner.