Active keychain devices? Untrust a device?

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Active keychain devices? Untrust a device?

First iphone, lots of privacy and security questions. My tech savvy semi-dev BF demonstrated sync and back up functions apple features by plugging my iphone into his macbookpro. When asked if his laptop is a trusted device, I accepted the connection but now that I learn more about apple and those sync settings the more uncomfortable I am having approved 'trust' to a device that is not mine. Should I be?

Was that just a standard 'do you want to connect, you may loose your music library' verification, or did I just passively give apple the Go-ahead to automatically store and update my personal information on my bf's device?

Do trusted devices have access to my keychain, wifi back ups, icloud storage, photos and/or sensitive data?

I would appreciate more insight

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Posted on Dec 9, 2017 12:34 PM

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Answer 1

Eric Root

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Dec 9, 2017 1:18 PM in response to Community User

The message you saw is normal. Unless he has a program that can read your backup, it should be safe.

An iTunes backup doesn't include:

Content from the iTunes and App Stores, or PDFs downloaded directly to iBooks (You can back up this content using Transfer Purchases in iTunes.)
Content synced from iTunes, like imported MP3s or CDs, videos, books, and photos
Photos already stored in the cloud, like My Photo Stream, and iCloud Photo Library
Touch ID settings
Apple Pay information and settings
Activity, Health, and Keychain data (To back up this content, you'll need to use Encrypted Backup in iTunes.)

Backups – Choose Method

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