Police told to avoid looking at iphone x

Steve Kinney admin at pilobilus.net
Sun Oct 14 11:27:43 PDT 2018



On 10/14/2018 03:33 AM, jim bell wrote:
> https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/13/police-told-to-avoid-looking-at-iphone-x/
> 
> "Police have yet to completely wrap their heads around modern iPhones like the X and XS, and that's clearer than ever thanks to a leak.Motherboard has obtained a presentation slide from forensics company Elcomsoft telling law enforcement to avoid looking at iPhones with Face ID. If they gaze at it too many times (five), the company said, they risk being locked out 

So a small piece of tape or comparable makes the thing safe to handle
freely, and a mugshot or brief video clip unlocks it?

Yet again, security vs. convenience produces the usual winner.

:o/



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