This, in @ncweaver's review of why new iPhones are more locked down is more interesting retrospectively.
https://www.lawfareblog.com/ios-11-may-complicate-border-searches …pic.twitter.com/KDe55Z4aAi
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I'm too clueless to know what you mean. What's the ulterior motive? Is it to preserve their data from random local wifi?
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