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Ludicrous0251@piefed.zip to Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 10 days ago

FBI Couldn’t Get into WaPo Reporter’s iPhone Because It Had Lockdown Mode Enabled

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FBI Couldn’t Get into WaPo Reporter’s iPhone Because It Had Lockdown Mode Enabled

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Ludicrous0251@piefed.zip to Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 10 days ago
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Lockdown Mode is a sometimes overlooked feature of Apple devices that broadly make them harder to hack. A court record indicates the feature might be effective at stopping third parties unlocking someone's device. At least for now.
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    They “assisted” her to put her finger on the fingerprint reader (i.e., grabbed her hand and forced her finger onto it).

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      Ah no good then :/

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      That’s why I unlock my phone with my genitals.

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