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by dan-0 586 days ago
My time as a digital forensic investigator was short and over a decade ago now, but it was standard where I was to put each phone in a faraday bag to help reduce concerns around remote wiping capabilities.

What's odd to me in this article is it doesn't seem like faraday bags are being used. I'd assume concerns over this type of thing are greater than ever now.

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This seems like an excellent reason to run a "reboot after 12h of no signal" program - this would snuff these Faraday bags right out completely.

Cellebrite doesn't have BFU unlocks for any recent iPhone, allegedly.

I've had flights that lasted for more than 12h. This may be a bit too short.
If you're on a long flight and you leave your phone on but don't unlock it to use it during that time, and a consequence is that the phone reboots, what is the big deal?
The phone is going to default assume a hostile environment without need for comms.
Ah, that makes sense.