IOS security system so reliable that the police alone can not gain access to smartphones suspects. Apple may also circumvent software protection and extract information from the blocked devices. And even did it at the request of police in the presence of a search warrant.With the release of iOS 8 has changed.
According to the publication of the updated privacy policy , Apple will not respond to requests from law enforcement agencies to gain access to user data. We are talking about such a password-protected data, such as photos, call history, e-mails, address book, and so on.
Apple has made changes to the system of data encryption, allowing access to the user information gets only the owner of the mobile device. Previously, the company has kept the encryption keys can unlock gadgets on request of law enforcement, but in the case of iOS 8 will not.
At the same time, Apple is able to transmit user data to third parties that are not stored on the gadget itself, but, for example, in the cloud service iCloud.
Changes in the security system were introduced with the release of iOS 8 and after an incident with a leak in public access photos of celebrities that have been stored in iCloud. A hacker illegally gained access to the personal files of the stars and posted their pictures on the Internet. From cybercriminals allegedly suffered actress Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton, Kirsten Dunst singer Ariana Grande and others, only about a hundred people.