Trump, Barr, and the FBI do not need Apple to unlock a terrorist's iPhones:
Previously, Cellebrite relied on a brute force system. With its machine plugged into an iPhone's Lightning port, Cellebrite would override limits on passcode attempts and would then try every possible passcode combination until it hit on the right one. But Apple added a Restricted USB Mode with iOS 12 that prevents the Lighting port from connecting to another device if an iPhone has not been unlocked within the last hour. Cellebrite's updated software allows it to communicate with the chipset used on certain iPhone models, apparently regardless of the iOS version that the phone in question is running. This new technology could be very useful.
Neil Broom, who works with law enforcement to unlock phones, said, "This Cellebrite tool would let the government get a whole lot of information out of the phone, more than we've previously been able to extract.
(Score: 2) by FatPhil on Sunday January 19 2020, @11:52PM
This is all from the marketting fluff - core designers don't evel let chip manufacturers know what really goes on. (I've worked for a chip manufacturer.)
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