Apple’s (lack of) cooperation with law enforcement has been a common theme of 2016 with the company refusing to weaken its stance on strong encryption and privacy for all iOS users; the most famous being the San Bernardino Apple/FBI clash.

As it is practically impossible to access data stored on a modern iPhone, thanks to security measures Apple introduced in iOS 8 and iOS 9, the UK police have developed a new tactic to be able to recover usable intelligence; conduct a street robbery and steal the suspect’s phone whilst it is in use, in their hands …

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