Post Syndicated from Bruce Schneier original https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/11/new-ios-security-feature-makes-it-harder-for-police-to-unlock-seized-phones.html

Everybody is reporting about a new security iPhone security feature with iOS 18: if the phone hasn’t been used for a few days, it automatically goes into its “Before First Unlock” state and has to be rebooted.

This is a really good security feature. But various police departments don’t like it, because it makes it harder for them to unlock suspects’ phones.