AU Border Force searched 822 phones in 2021 despite no power to demand passcodes

Re:AU Border Force searched 822 phones in 2021 despite no po... by exidy on Friday April 08, 2022 @02:03AM (#30953799)

I'm not trying to be snarky, but I don't know how you could miss the backup feature[1] of iTunes (now built into Finder on Mac), given it's been a feature of the iPhone ecosystem well before iCloud was even a thing.

You are right that data in the Secure Enclave (e.g. TouchID / FaceID) is not backed up. Developers also have the ability since iOS 5 to mark certain data to be excluded from backup. But other than this the local backup is a complete dump of the device.

[1] https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203977

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Re:AU Border Force searched 822 phones in 2021 despite no po... by ggm on Friday April 08, 2022 @02:30AM (#30953936)

I said ANDROID. can you explain how backup in iTunes can back up my phone? My lead sentence is A comment I've made elsewhere is that Android (stock, not rooted) currently seems to lack what iPhones can do: a "dump" which can be restored.

Android Lacks.. What iPhone can do.

Would you like to re-consider your comment?

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Re:AU Border Force searched 822 phones in 2021 despite no po... by exidy on Friday April 08, 2022 @02:38AM (#30953982)

You're right, I read your sentence completely backwards to your meaning and I apologise.

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Re:AU Border Force searched 822 phones in 2021 despite no po... by ggm on Friday April 08, 2022 @02:48AM (#30954040)

Heh. I should have said it simplerer. So I'll take a hit on "plain English is better"

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