Let's assume Elcomsoft can restore deleted notes on their phone. The question is: Can they restore delete notes on _my_ phone? If they can, can they see _undeleted_ notes on my phone? If it is locked? What kind of access do they need to my phone to do this?Elcomsoft is desperately trying to make a feature look like a flaw.
I suggest that Apple's intent is to let customers know that they have a *minimum* of thirty days to change their mind about deleting a note. To turn this around and try to claim that it is a guarantee that deleted notes will be purged at the thirty-day mark is a stretch.
It is perfectly reasonable to interpret "after thirty days" as "no sooner than thirty days".
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Absolutely not. If they broke into iCloud, the BIG news would be that they could read everyone's notes. And the tiny tiny side note would be that they could also read everyone's deleted notes.This means they broke into iCloud.
It seems that their "news" is that when they had complete access to notes that were not deleted (which includes notes deleted 28, 29, or 30 days ago), they could also access notes that were deleted 31 days ago. I'd worry about the notes that were not deleted first.