If there is something that worries us after the emergence of mobile devices, it is our privacy. And it is that we have gone from being afraid that our phone will be stolen and used to make thousands of calls, to that it will be stolen (and part of the economic consequences of the theft) and having fear of access to all the data we carry in them: messages, photos, compromised photos ...
It is because of that companies like Apple want to be the first to wear the privacy badge, something that was corrupted by a GrayKey device ... And after several rumors about the new privacy policy that iOS 12 brings us, the rumors are confirmed: Apple would have made the appropriate changes so that devices such as GrayKey do not have access to our iPhone. After the jump we give you all the details ...
You already know that GrayKey had its golden age after several rumors that thanks to this device it would have been possible to access the iPhones of terrorists linked to several attacks in the United States. National security vs user privacy, that is the question ... And this is what GrayKey was doing was test passwords by brute force, that is, try all possible combinations. According to them they could find out a password of 4 digits in 6.5 minutes, and a 6 digit in 11 hours.
What have you done Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), with iOS 12? has blocked much of the communications via USB (GrayKey accessed our iPhone via USB). Now we will have to unlock our device to allow any USB communication between our iPhone and any other deviceOtherwise, this connection will never allow data traffic (it will only allow electrical current for the load). Good news, or not, that everyone has to value. The debate opens, Is it good that Apple protects so much the data of our devices?
The question is: Security or Privacy?
Without a doubt, and at such high levels that it is not within the reach of an average user, I prefer security to privacy.
GrayKey or Cellebrite have never been of any use after a major iOS update, until referred companies update the device software ... Paid updates, of course.