Category: law enforcement

  • Friday Squid Blogging: Safe Quick Undercarriage Immobilization Device

    Friday Squid Blogging: Safe Quick Undercarriage Immobilization Device Fifteen years ago I blogged about a different SQUID. Here’s an update: Fleeing drivers are a common problem for law enforcement. They just won’t stop unless persuaded­—persuaded by bullets, barriers, spikes, or snares. Each option is risky business. Shooting up a fugitive’s car is one possibility. But…

  • Details about the iOS Inactivity Reboot Feature

    Details about the iOS Inactivity Reboot Feature I recently wrote about the new iOS feature that forces an iPhone to reboot after it’s been inactive for a longish period of time. Here are the technical details, discovered through reverse engineering. The feature triggers after seventy-two hours of inactivity, even it is remains connected to Wi-Fi.…

  • What Graykey Can and Can’t Unlock

    What Graykey Can and Can’t Unlock This is from 404 Media: The Graykey, a phone unlocking and forensics tool that is used by law enforcement around the world, is only able to retrieve partial data from all modern iPhones that run iOS 18 or iOS 18.0.1, which are two recently released versions of Apple’s mobile…