&gt;The digital world is very different from the physical world. In the physical world you can destroy something and it’s gone. But in the digital world, the technique, once created, could be used over and over again, on any number of devices.<p>They leave out the fact that Apple would need to sign (literally, using their private key) every time it is used.<p>&gt;Unfortunately, we learned that while the attacker’s iPhone was in FBI custody the Apple ID password associated with the phone was changed. Changing this password meant the phone could no longer access iCloud services.<p>Why can&#x27;t Apple change the password back, reset the flag that says the password was changed, and have them turn it on again?