Protect yourself
- Passcode strength and delay: what vendors documentEngland & Wales · Scotland · Northern Ireland · Australia · United States
What Apple, GrapheneOS and Android publish on passcode strength, throttling and encryption, a reported iOS inactivity reboot, and a reported model/iOS matrix.
- Lock state, Lockdown Mode and GrapheneOS: what each changesEngland & Wales · Scotland · Northern Ireland · Australia · United States
What GrapheneOS, Google and Apple pages and a Magnet Forensics blog say about a locked phone: reboot, USB, failed attempts, Lockdown Mode, duress settings.
- Preparing a phone before a border crossingEngland & Wales · Scotland · Northern Ireland · Australia · United States
What the UK Schedule 7 Code, Australian Border Force and US CBP say about passwords and device access at a border, and what Apple and Android document.
- Duress wipes, auto-reboot and the law: what a wipe can cost once a phone is soughtEngland & Wales · Scotland · Australia · United States
What GrapheneOS, Apple and Google say about wipes and auto-reboot, then what statutes, CPS guidance and court records say. A description, not advice.
- GrapheneOS, Android’s Advanced Protection and iPhone: what each vendor documentsEngland & Wales · Scotland · Northern Ireland · Australia · United States
GrapheneOS, Google and Apple documentation side by side, in their own words: restarts, USB while locked, failed attempts, memory tagging, devices. Not ranked.
- If your phone may be seized: what the sources say for each situationEngland & Wales · Scotland · Australia · United States
What vendor documents, dated reports, statutes and a court record say about a locked, switched-off or unlocked phone, and a border or demand. Not advice.