return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoiPhones Seized by Cops Are Rebooting, and No One’s Sure Whygizmodo.comexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1187arrow-down113cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squareBrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up80arrow-down7·2 months agoIf this is indeed a security feature I’m about to buy my first iPhone.
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·2 months agoIt should be, but it appears to be a bug.
minus-squarereturn2ozma@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down2·2 months agohttps://lemmy.world/comment/13350847
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 months agoBug has been promoted to feature
minus-squareLucidlethargy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoJust use a pattern to lock your phone. Police can’t do shit if you have that set up.
minus-squareBrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoIt’s not the lock, it’s the fact that phones are usually encrypted after a reboot (to oversimplify). As the article says you have extra security measures to protect a freshly booted phone.
If this is indeed a security feature I’m about to buy my first iPhone.
It should be, but it appears to be a bug.
https://lemmy.world/comment/13350847
Bug has been promoted to feature
Just use a pattern to lock your phone. Police can’t do shit if you have that set up.
It’s not the lock, it’s the fact that phones are usually encrypted after a reboot (to oversimplify). As the article says you have extra security measures to protect a freshly booted phone.