The past days I told you that the American government is testing the system Activation Lock again iOS 7, with the role of allowing users to secure their iDevices after theft and to completely prevent their use, including the restore. The final results of the tests have not been made public, but George Gascón, San Francisco's district attorney, says that Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC),, and Samsung, whose system was tested, still have work to do in terms of offering a persistent system that offers users the security of locking terminals after theft.
There are clear improvements to the technology that we saw, both for the new Galaxy phones as well as the iOS 7 operating system. We want to make sure that the manufacturers provide what we call a persistent universal system that has a kill switch that is free to the consumer, and we believe that the possibility to develop such technology is there, and I think we're moving in the right direction.
Although Activation Lock blocks iDevices by asking to log in with a Apple ID to allow performing a restore or using the terminal, by performing a jailbreak this system can more than certainly be removed. This is practically the problem for those from Apple, because the company must create a system that resists including the exploitation of the operating system through a jailbreak, but for now he cannot do this. Apple offers Activation Lock iOS 7 free to users, but Samsung offers a similar system that requires an annual payment of $30, but offers slightly more functions.
Both systems are imperfect, but they represent an additional barrier of darkness that some will not cross so easily.
