Apple has upgraded a security barrier that will bar even police from cracking your iPhone without password. With iOS 11.4.1 update, police will no longer be able to use expensive hacking devices to get your info from locked handsets. Police has been using the Lightning port on the bottom of iPhones to get the info. Currently police can use "cracking" boxes" that plug into the Lightning port to extract information. These boxes unscrambles your iPhone giving police access to your info. Apple's latest update shuts off access to locked iPhone by the police.

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Now users won't be able to transfer data using a cable without unlocking your phone if it's been locked for more than an hour, according to The Sun report. This move is likely to hamper police work, particularly in the US. Apple, however, defended its move saying it was important to protect the privacy of iPhone owners.

"We're constantly strengthening the security protections in every Apple product to help customers defend against hackers, identity thieves, and intrusions into their personal data," Apple said in a statement. "We have the greatest respect for law enforcement, and we don't design our security improvements to frustrate their efforts to do their jobs."

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The US law enforcement forces now have to invest in alternatives to extract data from these phones.