Under iOS 11, authorities won’t be able to image your device without a passcode
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#2> These changes are coming in conjunction with another privacy-minded feature that will disable Touch ID by pressing the power button five times.
Wow, that's really nice. I wish Google was so forward thinking about things like this. I see no reason why a fingerprint authentication should be forced upon someone anymore than a password unlock would be. The only reason this is how it works today is because it's much "easier" for the government for force your finger onto the phone, or take blood from you, or hair, and so on - and they can't really do that with passwords. But we can fight back with technology and ingenuity and ensure that a fingerprint auth is "just as good" as as password, at least from this point of view (government forcing you to give it away).
Re: Under iOS 11, authorities won’t be able to image your device without a passcode
#3> These changes are coming in conjunction with another privacy-minded feature that will disable Touch ID by pressing the power button five times. Wow, that's really nice. I wish Google was so forward thinking about things like this. I see no reason why a fingerprint authentication should be forced upon someone anymore than a password unlock would be. The only reason this is how it works today is because it's much "ea…
>Unlike most Silicon Valley companies, Apple’s business model is one of "Data Liability." Unlike Google or Facebook which use advertising to extract value from users’ personal information, Apple focuses on selling things that protect a user's data from all unauthorized access — including by Apple. Basically, Apple views user data as a headache, not a monetization opportunity.
https://lawfareblog.com/ios-11-may-complicate-border-searche...
Re: Under iOS 11, authorities won’t be able to image your device without a passcode
#4In the February 2017 case of a California artist who was questioned at San Francisco International Airport upon re-entry, after he finally agreed to unlock his iPhone, it was taken out of his sight for several minutes and could have been imaged without his knowledge. Under iOS 11, unless the artist, Aaron Gach, decided to actually give up the passcode (rather than type it in himself), he could at least have been reasonably confident that the phone could not be imaged without his knowledge.
So, doesn't this just mean that border agents will force you to write down your password, key it in themselves to verify that it works, then walk away with the phone to image it?
Re: Under iOS 11, authorities won’t be able to image your device without a passcode
#5In the February 2017 case of a California artist who was questioned at San Francisco International Airport upon re-entry, after he finally agreed to unlock his iPhone, it was taken out of his sight for several minutes and could have been imaged without his knowledge. Under iOS 11, unless the artist, Aaron Gach, decided to actually give up the passcode (rather than type it in himself), he could at least have been reas…
Rubber Hose Cryptanalysis?
Can't wait for iOS to have the deniability factor of having different passwords unlock different things :)
For the sensitive stuff, have periods of time that require several computers to solve cryptographic challenges in order to unlock the phone. Some of which may be your friends' devices. If they don't hear from you and your intended hosts in a certain amount of time, phone stays locked.
Or one of the devices can be an NFC or Wifi hotspot in a certain area, and one at home. If you don't reach it, phone stays locked.
Re: Under iOS 11, authorities won’t be able to image your device without a passcode
#6In the February 2017 case of a California artist who was questioned at San Francisco International Airport upon re-entry, after he finally agreed to unlock his iPhone, it was taken out of his sight for several minutes and could have been imaged without his knowledge. Under iOS 11, unless the artist, Aaron Gach, decided to actually give up the passcode (rather than type it in himself), he could at least have been reas…
Rubber Hose Cryptanalysis? Can't wait for iOS to have the deniability factor of having different passwords unlock different things :) For the sensitive stuff, have periods of time that require several computers to solve cryptographic challenges in order to unlock the phone. Some of which may be your friends' devices. If they don't hear from you and your intended hosts in a certain amount of time, phone stays locked.…
That's the worst case for rubber hose.
Even if you give up all your passwords they can still keep beating you to get the "real" pass.
Re: Under iOS 11, authorities won’t be able to image your device without a passcode
#7> These changes are coming in conjunction with another privacy-minded feature that will disable Touch ID by pressing the power button five times. Wow, that's really nice. I wish Google was so forward thinking about things like this. I see no reason why a fingerprint authentication should be forced upon someone anymore than a password unlock would be. The only reason this is how it works today is because it's much "ea…
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#8I have never seen a company both so technically capable and supportive of user privacy as Apple. It stands completely apart from all of the tech giants of today.
Re: Under iOS 11, authorities won’t be able to image your device without a passcode
#9In the February 2017 case of a California artist who was questioned at San Francisco International Airport upon re-entry, after he finally agreed to unlock his iPhone, it was taken out of his sight for several minutes and could have been imaged without his knowledge. Under iOS 11, unless the artist, Aaron Gach, decided to actually give up the passcode (rather than type it in himself), he could at least have been reas…
This is a rare case where multi-factor authentication, and the option to involve biometrics as hardened sub-layer auth, would be nice.
To be adequately effective, though, all back-up activities would require the full authentication credentials for all verification factors, which might only be possible with, say, a fingerprint scanner (touchbar) equipped laptop, or additional external hardware peripherals for other types of systems.
Re: Under iOS 11, authorities won’t be able to image your device without a passcode
#10> These changes are coming in conjunction with another privacy-minded feature that will disable Touch ID by pressing the power button five times. Wow, that's really nice. I wish Google was so forward thinking about things like this. I see no reason why a fingerprint authentication should be forced upon someone anymore than a password unlock would be. The only reason this is how it works today is because it's much "ea…
> Unlike most Silicon Valley companies, Apple’s business model is one of "Data Liability." Unlike Google or Facebook which use advertising to extract value from users’ personal information, Apple focuses on selling things that protect a user's data from all unauthorized access — including by Apple. Basically, Apple views user data as a headache, not a monetization opportunity. https://lawfareblog.com/ios-11-may-compl…
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