Apple: Data on device running iOS 8 protected from everyone, even police, but there is a catch

At first glance, one might feel emboldened by the idea that iOS does not give up anything to anyone. Despite what headlines you might have seen, there are limits to how well such protections actually work in real life.



Apple announced that with iOS 8, it was taking a hard line on protecting data on devices running the new software. New encryption no longer allows the company to bypass a customer’s passcode to access data on the device.



In theory, this means that even if law enforcement showed up with a warrant to search an iPhone, Apple would not be able to do it, “So it’s not technically ...



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