[ghshephard]

I read through the article - including the hand wavey "Apple has never been cracking your data conclusion" - but I don't understand what has changed since previous versions of iOS other than more data being encrypted.

Apple claims they can't decrypt data, but, the article suggests that they can simply run the decryption on the local phone with custom firmware. Most people chose a 4 digit pin, and, @80 millisecond/guess, that means Apple should be able to crack your phone in 12 minutes.

If you use a longer passcode, your data is more secure - but I thought that was always the story with Apple.

So what, if anything, has changed (other than more data being encrypted?)

[callesgg]

The passcode and the pin is not the same thing, most people don't have a passcode.

[ghshephard]

Re: "The passcode and the pin is not the same thing, most people don't have a passcode."

On iOS I believe this is incorrect, the Passcode is another name for PIN on the iPhone.

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4113

You can have complex or simple passcodes, but everybody I've ever seen who bothers to have a passcode (myself excepted), sets it to a 4 digit code (aka PIN). To make it worse, it's usually their ATM PIN.