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Why Your Locked Phone Isn't Actually Locked (BFU vs AFU)

Brink · 3 months ago

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Locked phone data extraction is easier than most people think — the difference between Before First Unlock (BFU) and After First Unlock (AFU) decides whether your encryption keys are sitting in memory waiting to be grabbed. GrapheneOS ships auto-reboot timers, USB-C port control, and duress PINs to force a phone back into its genuinely locked state. Here's what 'locked' actually…

This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of Brink, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.