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Reminder for the folks using iPhones, you can prevent law enforcement from doing this by "pair locking" your device: https://arkadiyt.com/2019/10/07/pair-lockin

• JustSomeNobody 4y ago
  Oof, what happens if your laptop dies and it's the pair?
  • arkadiyt 4y ago
    - On step 11 you can choose to allow (or disallow) removing the profile with a password - Alternatively you can backup the pairing records from your laptop somewhere to be able to put them on a new laptop - Alternatively you can configure your iPhone to e.g. backup photos and so on to icloud, and then if you ever lose your laptop you can wipe your device and restore the data you chose to backup
    • mrtesthah 4y ago
      Just a reminder that anything backed up to iCloud (besides iCloud Keychain) will be accessible to government authorities, including your iMessages.
• KMuncie 4y ago
  Isn't the new Lockdown Mode also a way to prevent this?
  • arkadiyt 4y ago
    Yes, although if the premise is that you're being compelled to unlock your device by law enforcement then it seems like they could also compel you to disable Lockdown Mode and restart your device - that's not possible with Pair Locking.
• scintill76 4y ago
  iPhone users are pretty safe even without supervision and the special profile, right? Don't they have to authenticate (passcode) to allow a forensics tool to connect? Still, I appreciate the idea to put up another barrier.
  • arkadiyt 4y ago
    The premise of the article is that you are forced to unlock by law enforcement
• Merad 4y ago
  I guess you're just SOL if you don't own a Mac?
• fufi2022 4y ago
  Is there an equivalent feature for Android? This may be the first time I've ever felt compelled to think about getting an iPhone.