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Apple Quietly Introduced iPhone Reboot Code Which is Locking Out Cops (www.404media.co)
submitted 4 months ago by Stopthatgirl7@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Apple quietly introduced code into iOS 18.1 which reboots the device if it has not been unlocked for a period of time, reverting it to a state which improves the security of iPhones overall and is making it harder for police to break into the devices, according to multiple iPhone security experts. 

On Thursday, 404 Media reported that law enforcement officials were freaking out that iPhones which had been stored for examination were mysteriously rebooting themselves. At the time the cause was unclear, with the officials only able to speculate why they were being locked out of the devices. Now a day later, the potential reason why is coming into view.

“Apple indeed added a feature called ‘inactivity reboot’ in iOS 18.1.,” Dr.-Ing. Jiska Classen, a research group leader at the Hasso Plattner Institute, tweeted after 404 Media published on Thursday along with screenshots that they presented as the relevant pieces of code.

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[–] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago (3 children)

IANAL, but I'd be very careful about wiping the phone like that. Sounds a lot like destruction of evidence...

[–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Gotta prove there was evidence on the phone in the first place, which would take forensic work to do and be not worth the work in the majority of cases

Plus it would annoy them, and that's the real goal here

[–] AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 6 points 4 months ago

I imagine that would be one hell of a story to tell Bubba when they decide to lock you away for whatever false charges they can pin on you.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 11 points 4 months ago

When the cops are about to fuck you like this... Defending yourself is the priority lol wtf clown take is this.

[–] noxy@yiffit.net 3 points 4 months ago

sounds like the point