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by giobox 1347 days ago
So many times law enforcement take advantage of this too, to fingerprint devices. The number of people caught because someone leaks packets outside the VPN for a few seconds because they forgot to configure VPN to disable outbound data if VPN drops... I've long wondered if making always on VPN require MDM provisioning on iPhones was a sop to police/criminal investigation forces, especially after Apple's public fights with the FBI over matters like the locked San Bernadino phone etc. I bet very few crims installing VPNs are aware of that apple support doc.

If this was working as it arguably should and could be done easily without MDM provisioning, it would remove a genuinely useful avenue for law enforcement and add more fuel to the the FBI's dislike for Apple's security features.

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You used FBI and the term law enforcement in the same sentence. Sad to say the respect I once had for what the FBI likes and dislikes has been greatly diminished by the political bias that seems to influence it’s actions. I look forward to the day when they are strictly law enforcement and without political agenda. We as a country need them.