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iOS update restricts USB accessories to prevent cracking

article published on 10 July, 2018

Apple has pushed the latest iOS update, including USB restrictions aimed at countering accessories that can crack passcodes. Such USB accessories are sometimes used by law enforcement and others to allow for infinite guesses at a device's passcode, then cracking it by using brute force techniques. In order to counter this method, Apple said it would change settings in an update that disables ... [ read the full article ]

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rudeann
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_ 		15. July 2018 @ 09:02 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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 The description reads: "Unlock iPhone to allow USB accessories to connect when it has been more than an house since your iPhone was locked."


More than a HOUSE? Who proofreads these articles?
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Bozobub
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_ 		16. July 2018 @ 12:03 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
No one; AD has been slowly dying for a long time, now.
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rudeann
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_ 		16. July 2018 @ 17:34 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by Bozobub:
 No one; AD has been slowly dying for a long time, now.
That's a shame. I have relied on AD for years to get an accurate and unbiased take on new technologies and software. Now, this may no longer be the case.
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