Techlore @techlore.tech · Apr 9 Big headline, luckily not as scary as it looks, but an important lesson... The FBI extracted Signal messages from a defendant's iPhone even after the app was deleted. Here's what actually happened and what to do 🧵
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The way it works: The FBI had physical access to the device and used forensic extraction software. When Signal messages arrive, iOS stores push notification previews locally on the device. Those previews stayed behind even after Signal was uninstalled.