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iPhones Seized by Cops Are Rebooting, and No One’s Sure Why (gizmodo.com)

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[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Just use a pattern to lock your phone. Police can't do shit if you have that set up.

[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

It's not the lock, it's the fact that phones are usually encrypted after a reboot (to oversimplify). As the article says you have extra security measures to protect a freshly booted phone.