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Re:Apple to Close iPhone Security Hole That Police Use to Cr... by lern_too_spel on Wednesday June 13, 2018 @10:46PM (#17308869)
> Better to not have this ability at all, and thus never be put into this precarious situation.

Apple has this ability now, by installing an OS that allows bruteforcing the pin.

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Re:Apple to Close iPhone Security Hole That Police Use to Cr... by dwaite on Thursday June 14, 2018 @01:58AM (#17309626)
Apple cant do this passively/on demand, as upgrading the OS or Secure Enclave requires the user passcode. Of course the new OS/Secure Enclave firmware could remove this restriction, but generally these sorts of requests are reactionary
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