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Any idea how to disable this? Edit: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204306 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204306: > Unless you made a backup before you f
by xvector 8y ago
Any idea how to disable this?
Edit: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204306 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204306:
> Unless you made a backup before you forgot your passcode, there isn't a way to save your device's data. You'll need to erase your device, which deletes all of your data and settings.
Looks like the deceased had an iCloud backup of his iPhone, potentially unencrypted (i.e. without a password - Apple obviously encrypts this on their end). More in the iCloud security model: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202303 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202303
Edit 2: You can turn off iCloud backup altogether to avoid this (on an iPhone: Apple ID -> iCloud -> iCloud Backup -> Off).
- ProAm 8y agoIf I recall you cannot, I think Apple has the keys to your iCloud account so its always available for unlock (iCloud not the phone itself) this is how they provide access to authorities when they have a warrant. This was the case a few years ago, it might have changed since.
- madeofpalk 8y agoTo be clear, they provide access to the phone backup, but not the phone itself. In most cases though, a phone backup is an identical substitute for the phone itself.
- xvector 8y agoI believe this is the case for unencrypted iCloud backups. If you put a password on your iCloud backup, I'm not sure they can do that (as then it becomes E_iCloud(E_yourPwd(backup)) - doesn't look like they could do much more here than recover the user-encrypted backup). Anyone care to confirm?