Thought I'd reply to this previous post of mine. There is now a story about iOS tracking your location updates and keeping a permanent database of this information. (It is also synced to your computer for you iTunes users that sync your phone)
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/04/iphone-tracks/ http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/mobile/04/20/iphone.tracking/ Also, the device that the cops in Michigan are carrying doesn't need your unlock code, it puts your device into flash-mode and just transfers off the raw files. Of course, they can decrypt and read these files like where you have been. I'm really seriously thinking we need a true community-driven, open source phone OS. There just are not any features which can guarantee my privacy in any of the current phones. On 4/19/11 9:34 PM, David Kaiser wrote: > I saw this article on slashdot, but haven't looked into whether these > claims are true yet. > > http://apple.slashdot.org/story/11/04/19/2231240/Michigan-Police-Could-Search-Cell-Phones-During-Traffic-Stops > > This sounds like our epic thread of years past about having an encrypted > laptop when you cross the border and whether or not law enforcement has > the right to invade your digital privacy without cause. In this case, > I'm posing the question about what would be the best way to > design/build/hack a phone which would behave as follows: > > -all user storage (phone contacts, calendar items, e-mails) are kept in > removable storage like microSD > > -microSD chip is mounted via a FUSE like system that uses a strong > crypto, using a strong key (4096bit or so) with a passphrase that the > user knows (and allows for more than the standard 4-digit "unlock > code" size) > > -at boot-up, the initialization procedure prompts the user for the strong > key passphrase before allowing access to the user storage > > then if you happen to be driving through Michigan and a cop signals their > lights to pull you over, you just hold down the power button on your > phone for 5 seconds, and no matter what crazy device they think can > crack the typical "unlock codes" to read your files, they wouldn't be > able to get past your encryption > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > LinuxUsers@socallinux.org > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers _______________________________________________ LinuxUsers mailing list LinuxUsers@socallinux.org http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers
