I wrote this piece for Slate as a response to @OrinKerr's concerns about Apple encryption.http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2014/09/ios_8_encryption_why_apple_won_t_unlock_your_iphone_for_the_police.html …
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Replying to @matthew_d_green
@matthew_d_green How will the passcode by default affect theft?@OrinKerr2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel@OrinKerr Wiping (used to be) pretty easy with iTunes. Not sure if this has changed.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @matthew_d_green
@matthew_d_green Partly I was asking whether default passcode will make it less lucrative to steal phones to use as phones.@OrinKerr1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel@OrinKerr Maybe a bit. The phones are still wipable, but probably only by people who specialize in that.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @matthew_d_green
@matthew_d_green@emptywheel@OrinKerr Effective (and global) IMEI blacklisting would probably do more to deter handset theft than crypto.2 replies 3 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @mattblaze
@matthew_d_green@emptywheel@OrinKerr ... since the passcode lock is a vendor-specific thing, but IMEI's are universal (& hard to change).1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@mattblaze Am I wrong in thinkin the APple move is a much bigger deal for border searches than warranted ones? @matthew_d_green @OrinKerr
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