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Does the iPhone / iOS track the profiles of the machines it is physically connected with and when “Allow Access” is selected? I ask because I did not have face authentication or a password on my phone and my ex-landlords illegally obtained my exempt property and I would like to know if they plugged it in to their computer and potentially obtained personal files from it. Yes I know the lack of security was an oversight and failure on my part. I accept that. However, they also tried to steal my car and sell it and refuse to return my property they are not legally entitled to possess (“tools of trade” under Texas law). The legal process takes time so I’m just curious if such a forensics investigation is possible.


I think that if your iOS version is latest and some basic code to unlock your phone is set and even if you're not logged in, it will not make storage available because you wouldn't be able to set the options to up backup your data, besides allowing it


Hard to tell with Apple stuff. The idea on the "way of getting it to device to run persistently, not until reboot" is quite different too often. There was Pegasus


Try to ask support in a technical manner. Provide ID if asked


My hope is: no way for latest public update


I mean did you have some sort of code (I cannot remember the name) set. Or what did you see if screen is off and you hard reset it, or at least soft reset, or just locking it with power button and waking in up the same way?




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