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1. ethagnawl · 1790870399 · focus · HN ↗

   > The idea behind this so-called “inactivity reboot” is to revert the phone to a state that makes it harder for police to break into the device, and thus extract sensitive data from it with forensics technology.

   This is weird framing. The feature makes it harder for anyone to break into the device.

   1. tamimio · 1790871364 · focus · HN ↗

      Not weird, not anyone can buy those equipment to break into a fully updated phone, in fact, it’s pretty much only law enforcement can or will have access to them, so that statement is true, it will make it harder for police to do so.

      1. nikanj · 1790880313 · focus · HN ↗

         You can buy the mandatory TSA key for your suitcase lock from eBay for a few bucks. Tools have a way of falling off the truck at the loading dock

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