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by anjel 28 days ago
So what happens when Law Enforcement plugs into your non apple, non Google Phones and runs its forensic apps on it?
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They are all most likely trivially compromised. Most of these phones do not have secure enclaves (which e.g. the iPhone had since 2013 and Google Pixel for ages as well) and are usually way behind with Linux security patches, firmware security patches, Android patches outside ASBs. For instance some of the alternatives in the article are routinely 2-5 years behind on Linux and firmware security updates.
Not a minor shortcoming