Hacker News Board Hacker News, browsed like a classic message board
Live data from Hacker News

Under iOS 11, authorities won’t be able to image your device without a passcode

arstechnica.com

Post reply on HN
Print view View original

101–110 of 296 posts

Re: Under iOS 11, authorities won’t be able to image your device without a passcode

#101

Post by jack1243star »

theWatcher37 wrote: post #81
dogma1138 wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you are under the threat of violence that won't save you.

But maybe death is preferable to living with your anime collection out there.

I'm calling Poe's law here. I hope you do not serious mean that anime collections are shameful.

Re: Under iOS 11, authorities won’t be able to image your device without a passcode

#103

Post by Dylan16807 »

Prefinem wrote: post #72
madeofpalk wrote: post #66

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I wish Google Fi would support iOS devices. I'm curious - how can a carrier support and not support certain networks? Isn't that like saying I wish my ISP supported Linux?

Google Fi only allows Their Nexus and Pixel phones on their network. It is like an ISP seeing that you are running Linux and not letting your traffic through, just a bit more complicated than that. (SIM Card, Modems, Frequencies)

Not quite. You need those phones to activate service but you can move that sim into other phones later. Once you have service you can also get data-only sims that openly support all devices.

Re: Under iOS 11, authorities won’t be able to image your device without a passcode

#104

Post by bobsil1 »

fiatpandas wrote: post #88
vlozko wrote: post #79

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Too soon to tell. For all we know, Face ID may give you the option to provide a facial expression to unlock.

That's a great capability I hadn't considered. Your passcode isn't just a 3d composite of your face, but instead could be a 3d composite of your face performing a specific gesture over a short amount of time (wink, kiss, tilt, etc). Would be harder to spoof.

"I'm sorry, Bob. You didn't make a stink face. Would you like to try again?"

Re: Under iOS 11, authorities won’t be able to image your device without a passcode

#105

Post by saagarjha »

eugeniub wrote: post #49
bobsil1 wrote: post #28

Face ID is going to screw this all up. Cops won't even need your cooperation to unlock.

How is that different from Touch ID?

Presumably they can just point the phone at your face instead of forcing you to put your finger on the sensor.

Re: Under iOS 11, authorities won’t be able to image your device without a passcode

#107

Post by karatinsa »

matt_wulfeck wrote: post #8

I 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.

I just wish an Apple ID wasn't required for everything. Especially one that requires giving them my full name, phone, and physical address.

I understand that it would be needed for purchase apps, but just to download a free one?

Re: Under iOS 11, authorities won’t be able to image your device without a passcode

#108

Post by mixedCase »

madeofpalk wrote: post #98
jack1243star wrote: post #93

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You need to pay for the Mac to use Xcode though...

Correct. You need to own a computer to run computer software.

An Apple computer. To run Mac software. That's what you probably meant.

Re: Under iOS 11, authorities won’t be able to image your device without a passcode

#109

Post by Prefinem »

Dylan16807 wrote: post #103
Prefinem wrote: post #72

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Google Fi only allows Their Nexus and Pixel phones on their network. It is like an ISP seeing that you are running Linux and not letting your traffic through, just a bit more complicated than that. (SIM Card, Modems, Frequencies)

Not quite. You need those phones to activate service but you can move that sim into other phones later. Once you have service you can also get data-only sims that openly support all devices.

Can you still recieve sms and normal phone calls? Because last time I tried, it didn’t work.

Re: Under iOS 11, authorities won’t be able to image your device without a passcode

#110

Post by 2bitencryption »

djtriptych wrote: post #80
matt_wulfeck wrote: post #8

I 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.

I thought the same thing reading this title and it makes me want to invest. Companies who ignore user privacy are in for a hit I think, in the wake of equifax. I'd support companies with excellent privacy / data security records being exclusive brokers of my information. Apple is on that very short list.

> Companies who ignore user privacy are in for a hit I think, in the wake of equifax.

Are they? Do people care that much? I think, except for those who actually have their credit stolen, the average person just sees it as another headline of the world today, and will move on, the way people still fly United.

Post reply on HN