Mahonia , 4 months ago

Much of your data can just be subpoenaed and then provided to law enforcement without physical access however. Apple complies 90% of the time.

theguardian.com/…/apple-user-data-law-enforcement…

Also, there are ways that LE can bypass your iphone’s encryption. Just doesn’t work all the time.

vice.com/…/unlock-apple-iphone-database-for-polic…

GrapheneOS, based on AOSP, is really the only truly private and secure option. Android offering interoperability is not a downside and Apple having a walled garden does not mean it provides increased security. Apple is decidedly not transparent and this is ultimately not a good thing.