There were a number of custom “crime phones”, run by criminal organizations. One of the features was rebooting when were arrested, as triggered by the criminal

There were a number of custom “crime phones”, run by criminal organizations. One of the features was rebooting when were arrested, as triggered by the criminal organization. Law enforcement seems to be reading the behavior into the iPhone, which is understandable. They’ve see it before. The real concern is how law enforcement seems to create these bright lines between “legitimate” and “illegitimate” security. Shutting down when an attack is suspected is a reasonable security feature.