Jonathan wrote:
Robbo747 wrote:
The only way to unlock a handset lock on a iphone 4s or 5 is to submit it over to Apple. Join the cue- according to IACIS members, American law enforcement are experiencing backlogs with Apple.
So there is some sort of back door?
But just NOT available to 'all and sundry'.
Generally, this question has been raised/asked for many, many years.
Having worked in mobile 'phone development (in my past), devices that have security settings have what are known as 'exits' or 'escapes'. In mobile development they do not think in terms of "forensics" or "evidence". Development projects, e.g. meaning development handsets, are the focus. Checking security means you cannot lock, permanently, every 'test handset' under development, so 'exits' are built in, which saves on 'prototypes' being produced, and means diagnostics etc can be performed. Colloquially speaking 'exits' are 'backdoors'. So are there backdoors in handsets? Of course there are and well-known manufacturers have a different approach not only for testing but for other requirements, too.
Enquiries to open password protected handsets in legal terms are based upon law, lawful requests, legitimacy, proportionality and other reasonableness tests.
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