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Re:FBI agrees to unlock iPhone for Arkansas prosecutor by pjc50 on Thursday March 31, 2016 @06:46AM (#11396171)
Computers are rarely found with full-disk encryption. When Ross Ulbricht was arrested he did have his laptop encrypted, but the FBI went to great lengths to arrest him at a cafe when he had it open, on, and unlocked. Normally computer forensics just consists of making an image of the unencrypted disk. Microsoft Bitlocker defaults to asking you to save a recovery key in the cloud where it can be subpoena'd. Apple is unique in offering high-security by default devices to the general public - although the security is part of their product strategy of keeping complete control of the platform.

Safes are drillable, and there may also be "password recovery" services available from the manufacturer.

Re:FBI agrees to unlock iPhone for Arkansas prosecutor by nxzero on Thursday March 31, 2016 @08:44AM (#11396704)
>> "security is part of [Apple's] product strategy of keeping complete control of the platform"

^^ True, which is why Apple's systems and related security measures will likely never be publicly auditable.

Re:FBI agrees to unlock iPhone for Arkansas prosecutor by merpnderp on Thursday March 31, 2016 @10:23AM (#11397357)
On the other hand, it makes exploits very valuable to the FBI where they will likely be saved for high profile cases. I can't tell if this is a good or bad thing.
Re:FBI agrees to unlock iPhone for Arkansas prosecutor by nxzero on Thursday March 31, 2016 @10:32AM (#11397424)
It's neither good or bad, but a reflection of how complex real security is, that being perfectly secure is likely impossible, etc.