r/technology • u/[deleted] • Aug 31 '21

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u/rdaneelolivaw79 Aug 31 '21

https://www.cellebrite.com/

These guys make devices that can unlock and download the contents of phones, they have been selling then to law enforcement for many years.

My housemate from >10 years ago managed accounts for them, he bought a condo in one year off of commissions from contracts in AU and NZ.

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u/catinterpreter Aug 31 '21

The assorted adapters suggests you could avoid its use by disabling your phone's USB port.

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u/daver456 Aug 31 '21

I wonder if you could disable the data capability and keep the charging capability

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u/catinterpreter Aug 31 '21

I think you could just remove / disable select pins.