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Title: Cops think iPhones are secretly communicating with each other to reboot [U]
Post by: HCK on November 14, 2024, 04:05:07 pm
Cops think iPhones are secretly communicating with each other to reboot

<div class="feat-image">(https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/09/iPhone-15-Pro-Max-Face-ID-disabled-passcode-required-to-enable.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600)</div><p><strong>Update: </strong>A security researcher on Mastodon has cracked the case on this (https://chaos.social/@jiska/113447894119816217), proving that it has nothing to do with iPhones secretly communicating with each other. </p>



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<p>A new report from 404 Media says (https://www.404media.co/police-freak-out-at-iphones-mysteriously-rebooting-themselves-locking-cops-out/) that law enforcement officials in Detroit, Michigan believe that iOS 18 (https://9to5mac.com/guides/ios-18/) includes a “new security feature that tells nearby iPhones to reboot if they have been disconnected from a cellular network for some time.”</p>



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