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Re:Apple dropped plan for encrypting backups after FBI compl... by lern_too_spel on Tuesday January 21, 2020 @04:14PM (#22111654)
Apple did market to users that it was technically incapable of helping unlock iPhones. After the FBI showed that Apple technically can do so, that marketing disappeared very quickly. https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/ios-8-even-apple-cant-...
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Re:Apple dropped plan for encrypting backups after FBI compl... by dwaite on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @05:00AM (#22116106)
The FBI proposed that Apple could write a new operating system variant that would let the FBI robot-brute-force the password, for certain older models at the time (without a Secure Enclave).

I believe Apple changed how operating system updates were installed after this point so that they did not have the capability to upgrade the phone's operating system without access to the device passcode.

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