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		armadyl 25 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: FBI couldn't get into WaPo reporter's iPhone becau... In addition to what the other person who replied said, ignoring that iOS/Android/iPadOS is far more secure than macOS, laptops have significantly less hardware-based protections than Pixel/Samsung/Apple mobile devices do. So really the only way a laptop in this situation would be truly secure from LEO is if its fully powered off when it’s seized.

tkel 24 days ago [–]

ARM/M1 macOS took their hardware platform from iOS. TEE, signed/verified/readonly system files, etc. They are similar in security now.

[1] https://asahilinux.org/docs/platform/security/ [2] https://support.apple.com/guide/security/hardware-security-o... [3] https://eclecticlight.co/2022/01/04/booting-an-m1-mac-from-h...

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