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FBI couldn't get into WaPo reporter's iPhone because Lockdown Mode enabled

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Re: FBI couldn't get into WaPo reporter's iPhone because Lockdown Mode enabled

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Post by UltraSane »

throwmeaway820 wrote: post #12

It seems unfortunate that enhanced protection against physically attached devices requires enabling a mode that is much broader, and sounds like it has a noticeable impact on device functionality. I never attach my iPhone to anything that's not a power source. I would totally enable an "enhanced protection for external accessories" mode. But I'm not going to enable a general "Lockdown mode" that Apple tells me means…

Computer security is generally inversely proportional to convenience. Best opsec is generally to have multiple devices.

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Post by b112 »

macintux wrote: post #7

> Natanson said she does not use biometrics for her devices, but after investigators told her to try, “when she applied her index finger to the fingerprint reader, the laptop unlocked.” Curious.

Very much so, because the question is... did she set it up in the past?

How did it know the print even?

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Post by rtkwe »

JasonADrury wrote: post #11
hnrayst wrote: post #6

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> forced her finger on Touch ID per the warrant She was not forced, and the warrant does not state that she could be forced. The warrant, almost certainly deliberately, uses far milder language.

The warrant is the force, current jurisprudence largely says warrant do compel people to provide biometric unlocks because it's not speech the same way giving up a password/passcode would be. Blocking or not complying with a signed warrant from a judge is it's own crime and the only safe way to fight them is with a lawyer in court not with the officer holding the paper (and gun/taser/etc with the power of the state behind them).

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Post by supriyo-biswas »

asimovDev wrote: post #10
hnrayst wrote: post #6

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Does anyone know if iOS in lockdown mode stops syncing mail, imessage, call history etc to your other apple devices? I am wondering if reporter's stuff was all synced to the non lockdown MacBook from the iPhone

They usually ask you to enable lockdown mode on all your devices for advanced protection, even though you can skip it if you want.

Re: FBI couldn't get into WaPo reporter's iPhone because Lockdown Mode enabled

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Post by macintux »

asimovDev wrote: post #10
hnrayst wrote: post #6

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Does anyone know if iOS in lockdown mode stops syncing mail, imessage, call history etc to your other apple devices? I am wondering if reporter's stuff was all synced to the non lockdown MacBook from the iPhone

https://support.apple.com/en-us/105120

Looks like lockdown mode is focused on blocking inbound threats, not the sharing of data from the device.

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