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Re:When Phone Encryption Blocks Justice by probablyfiction on Tuesday August 11, 2015 @09:27AM (#10040844)
After a certain number of failed attempts, newer devices lock themselves.
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Re:When Phone Encryption Blocks Justice by geographomics on Tuesday August 11, 2015 @09:40AM (#10040935)
According to this writeup, that may be worked around by resetting the device after every few attempts: http://www.zdziarski.com/blog/?p=5106 (penultimate paragraph)
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