Re:FBI Breaks into iPhone. We Have Some Questions
by xupybd on Monday March 28, 2016 @09:29PM
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I think they attempted that, however due to a mistake wiped the iCloud data.
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Re:FBI Breaks into iPhone. We Have Some Questions
by tga_d on Monday March 28, 2016 @09:43PM
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It wasn't wiped, it was disabled. They actually did get the iCloud backup data, but from about a month and a half before the phone was seized. Instead of waiting for another iCloud backup to occur, they reset the password, which disables these backups. The FBI then lied about this, saying that resetting the password was done against their will by the county. The county disputed this claim, and the FBI eventually admitted that they had actually instructed the county to do so, leaving open the question of why they did this.
source: just search "San Bernardino iCloud" and you'll get a whole bunch of articles on the subject
Re:FBI Breaks into iPhone. We Have Some Questions
by abalone on Monday March 28, 2016 @09:39PM
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They didn't wipe it. They got a six week old backup. What they did prevented triggering a newer backup.
Re:FBI Breaks into iPhone. We Have Some Questions
by ikeboy on Monday March 28, 2016 @09:58PM
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Would not have been backed up anyway http://www.theverge.com/2016/3/10/11195772/apple-fbi-icloud-...