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ICE acquires tool to bypass Apple iPhone security timer

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has acquired a tool known as GrayKey Preserve, which law enforcement agencies use to bypass a critical security feature on Apple devices. This tool disables a timer that normally makes it significantly more difficult to access and search iPhones after a 72-hour period. AI

IMPACT This tool's impact is on digital forensics and privacy, not directly on AI development or operations.

RANK_REASON The item discusses a tool used by law enforcement, not a new release from a frontier AI lab.

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ICE acquires tool to bypass Apple iPhone security timer

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COVERAGE [1]

  1. Forbes — Innovation TIER_1 English(EN) · Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff ·

    ICE Just Bought A Hacking Tool Cops Use To Break A Major Apple Security Feature

    ICE agents and cops across America are using a product called Graykey Preserve, which halts an Apple timer that makes it much harder to search an iPhone after 72 hours.

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