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I think two security related changes could be made to iOS that would benefit many people. 1) PIN/TouchID locking of contacts, like you can do with notes. Don't
by spdustin 10y ago
I think two security related changes could be made to iOS that would benefit many people.
1) PIN/TouchID locking of contacts, like you can do with notes. Don't allow messages and emails to and from the contact to be decrypted from the encrypted store without authenticating, like you can now do with notes. Would help with securing communications with legal counsel or other privileged parties from being captured.
2) A "duress" PIN/TouchID registration; if I unlock my phone with a duress code or imprint my duress-coded fingerprint, reboot the phone (to look like it was a glitch-induced reboot) and present the PIN prompt again. Auto-wipe the phone if the duress code is given again this second time.
- duaneb 10y agoSeems pretty niche for a luxury phone.
- spdustin 10y agoAsk anyone leaving or entering the US (or, indeed, any of several countries who may choose to screen phones upon entry/exit) if it's niche. I'd also submit that the iPhone is hardly a luxury item. I know that's a relative term - feature phones are luxury items in some regions of the world - but it's no yacht or Maserati or other such "luxury" item. Many, in fact, got their iPhone for free.
- Johnny555 10y agoif I unlock my phone with a duress code or imprint my duress-coded fingerprint, reboot the phone (to look like it was a glitch-induced reboot) and present the PIN prompt again. Auto-wipe the phone if the duress code is given again this second time. If such a feature was commonplace, criminals would know about it and wouldn't be happy when they saw you activate it with your middle finger (I mean, who wouldn't use their middle finger to activate such a function!?) after they just threatened you enough to make you attempt to unlock your phone.
- spdustin 10y agoSo you'd use the PIN. Then they get the metaphorical middle finger without seeing you use the real one. Besides, no criminal cares about your phone being unlocked. They just want the phone. Well, I guess there are circumstances where a criminal wants information, but if they're the ones compelling you, you have other pressing issues that go beyond protecting information from unauthorized parties. I'm talking about being compelled to unlock your phone by someone seeking information on it, either depriving you of due process or your civil liberties.
- krrrh 10y agoA criminal who is motivated to steal your phone under threat if violence is motivated to have you unlock the phone and disable 'Find my Phone' or whatever the Android equivalent is. It considerably increases the resale value since the phone can then be wiped and used by a new Apple ID.