On: US border forces are seizing Americans' phone data...

[arkadiyt]

Reminder for the folks using iPhones, you can prevent law enforcement from doing this by "pair locking" your device: https://arkadiyt.com/2019/10/07/pair-locking-your-iphone-wit...

[fufi2022 → arkadiyt]

Is there an equivalent feature for Android? This may be the first time I've ever felt compelled to think about getting an iPhone.

[JustSomeNobody → arkadiyt]

Oof, what happens if your laptop dies and it's the pair?

[arkadiyt → JustSomeNobody]

- On step 11 you can choose to allow (or disallow) removing the profile with a password

- Alternatively you can backup the pairing records from your laptop somewhere to be able to put them on a new laptop

- Alternatively you can configure your iPhone to e.g. backup photos and so on to icloud, and then if you ever lose your laptop you can wipe your device and restore the data you chose to backup

[mrtesthah → arkadiyt]

Just a reminder that anything backed up to iCloud (besides iCloud Keychain) will be accessible to government authorities, including your iMessages.

[Merad → arkadiyt]

I guess you're just SOL if you don't own a Mac?

[KMuncie → arkadiyt]

Isn't the new Lockdown Mode also a way to prevent this?

[arkadiyt → KMuncie]

Yes, although if the premise is that you're being compelled to unlock your device by law enforcement then it seems like they could also compel you to disable Lockdown Mode and restart your device - that's not possible with Pair Locking.

[scintill76 → arkadiyt]

iPhone users are pretty safe even without supervision and the special profile, right? Don't they have to authenticate (passcode) to allow a forensics tool to connect? Still, I appreciate the idea to put up another barrier.

[arkadiyt → scintill76]

The premise of the article is that you are forced to unlock by law enforcement