Upgrade to iOS 12 to prevent authorities from unlocking your phone

[ack]

With iOS 12, you now need to explicitly enable USB accessory access to your iphone, a backdoor that authorities used in the San Bernardino case, using the so-called GrayKey device. And it goes w/o saying that touchid must also be turned off.

Details at https://blog.malwarebytes.com/secur...one-unlocker-poses-serious-security-concerns/

 

[Steve Williams]

Fascinating

are you saying to leave the USB accessories turned off as shown?

That is the default position

 

[ack]

Yes, leave them off, as shown.

 

[Steve Williams]

thanks, I didn't even know that that screen was there but at least the default position is off

 

[ack]

This is obviously to prevent cops from accessing your phone in a traffic stop, to see if you are texting, emailing or otherwise.

 

[Ron Resnick]

Dear ack,

I am wary of upgrades as I usually do not care about the additional features and flexibility they offer. Are there any downsides to upgrading to iOS 12? Does it have any bugs?

 

[ack]

I have 12.0.1, no issues that I have seen, but I am sure there are bugs, like every other release over the years.

 

[Ron Resnick]

Thank you.