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by cheepin 3771 days ago
They did not even attempt to get it to send a fresh backup to iCloud before they reset it making it impossible.

[0] http://daringfireball.net/2016/02/san_bernardino_password_re...
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zyx321 3771 days ago
On the other hand, "turn it on and let it do its thing" is a terrible idea from a forensics standpoint. You want to lock the account down ASAP to prevent potential accomplices from remote wiping your evidence.
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Crito 3771 days ago
In an alternate universe it may have been a plausible deliberate measure, but in this universe, it was a fuckup.
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