Manhattan DA report details how Google can remotely reset most Android passcodes

The Manhattan district attorney’s office made a bold claim in a recent report that sparked another fire in the ongoing encryption debate.
The report (about smartphone encryption in general, and not Android in particular) details how authorities could gain entry to one’s Android smartphone by compelling Google to comply with a court order:
“Google can reset the passcodes when served with a search warrant and an order instructing them to assist law enforcement to extract da