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why can't they just use a pin code robot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_n5W69OdKM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_n5W69OdKM
by jlebrech 11y ago
why can't they just use a pin code robot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_n5W69OdKM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_n5W69OdKM
- feld 11y agoit would take forever. there's a timeout penalty for entering the wrong code.
- LordKano 11y agoBecause they don't want to spend the time. After too many incorrect pins, there's a time delay before another attempt can be made. The FBI is also thinking about the next time. They want to be able to take a phone, plug it in and brute force the PIN to gain access.
- centizen 11y agoI have a feeling it's more about setting the precedent, as others have said. There are strategies that can bypass the timeout periods and automatic wiping while bruteforcing, and I'd be surprised if the FBI didn't have at least one rig set up to do it.
- RandomBK 11y agoThere is a setting that makes the phone wipe all data after 10 failed attempts. While off by default, the FBI is worried that the setting is turned on.