By John Leyden, 23 Sep 2014
Improved security features in iOS 8 prevent Apple from unlocking phones – even for law enforcement. But search warrant-holding cops can still get almost everything through iCloud backups, according to ElcomSoft.
The consumer device manufacturer's attempts at upgrading iOS encryption to "defeat lawful search warrants" earned criticism from former DoJ prosecutor turned law professor Orin Kerr and praise from the ACLU, which credited Apple for laying down a marker on the road to improved privacy.
However, Vladimir Katalov, chief exec of computer forensics software firm ElcomSoft, told El Reg that although Apple will not help with physical device forensics anymore (for passcode-protected iOS 8 devices, at least) it will still be able to "provide everything stored in its data centres (including device backups, which contain almost the same amount of information as devices themselves)."
The Register/ full article here/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/23/icloud_hole_in_ios8_passcode_protection/
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