According to a document prepared by the New York District Attorney\u2019s Office, older versions of Android can easily be remotely\u00a0reset\u00a0by Google if compelled by a court order, allowing investigators\u00a0to easily view the contents of a device.<\/p>\n
The document, which looks at the impact of full disk encryption on access for law enforcement, says that devices running Android 5.0 (and newer)\u00a0are unable to be remotely reset as they use full disk encryption \u2013 it\u2019s not switched on by default for many devices, however. Anything using an older version is vulnerable\u00a0to remote reset.<\/p>\n
\u201cForensic examiners are able to bypass passcodes on some of those devices using a variety of forensic techniques.<\/p>\n
For some other types of Android devices, Google can reset the passcodes when served with a search warrant and an order instructing them to assist law enforcement to extract data from the device. This process can be done by Google remotely and allows forensic examiners to view the contents of a device.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
According to the Android Developer Dashboard, that means that 74.1 percent of devices are still using a version of Android that can be remotely reset\u00a0at any time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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