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The FBI can’t unlock the Texas church shooter’s phone
Yahoo News ^ | 11/7/2017 | David Lumb

Posted on 11/07/2017 2:05:20 PM PST by detective

At a press conference today, an FBI official investigating the man who killed 26 people in a Texas church on Sunday said the agency can't open the shooter's encrypted phone. The agent painted the issue as a growing concern among law enforcement at all levels who can't access data on devices without their owner's credentials. It's essentially the same argument the FBI made two years ago when it demanded Apple help break into the phone of the San Bernardino shooter, a conflict that escalated into the courtroom.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: antifa; apple; bamn; devinpatrickkelley; encryption; fbi; iphone
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1 posted on 11/07/2017 2:05:21 PM PST by detective
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To: detective

What kind of phone. I want one.


2 posted on 11/07/2017 2:06:34 PM PST by null and void (The internet gave everyone a mouth. It gave no one a brain.)
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To: null and void

That is the exact reason the sheriff stated they will not reveal the phone’s name/model.


3 posted on 11/07/2017 2:08:05 PM PST by Rebelbase (There are only two genders. The rest are mental disorders.)
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To: detective

Another reason not to use fingerprint unlock system.


4 posted on 11/07/2017 2:09:05 PM PST by kjam22 (America need forgiveness from God)
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To: detective

...Or a convenient dead end cover story.


5 posted on 11/07/2017 2:09:07 PM PST by TADSLOS (Reset Underway!)
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To: detective

I guess FBI will have to put up a fight with the phone manufacturer to unlock everything. It took a while, but I think that finally happened with the husband-wife Muslim murderers in the Pacific northwest.

I can’t imagine that the manufacturer would deny helping in this instance.


6 posted on 11/07/2017 2:09:29 PM PST by MayflowerMadam (A person's greatest strength is his greatest weakness.)
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To: Rebelbase

And the exact reason I want to know.

No warrant, no access.


7 posted on 11/07/2017 2:09:51 PM PST by null and void (The internet gave everyone a mouth. It gave no one a brain.)
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To: detective

I have a hard time believing the FBI can’t break into a suspect’s cellphone.


8 posted on 11/07/2017 2:10:25 PM PST by caligatrux (Rage, rage against the dying of the light.)
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To: detective

So they say.


9 posted on 11/07/2017 2:11:50 PM PST by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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To: Swordmaker

Ping


10 posted on 11/07/2017 2:12:55 PM PST by Mark17 (Genesis chapter 1 verse 1. In the beginning GOD....And the rest, as they say, is HIS-story)
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To: MayflowerMadam
I can’t imagine that the manufacturer would deny helping in this instance.

I can IF there is no warrant OR they are asking for the manufacturer to develop a master key to every phone the manufacturer makes rather than the unlocking of this individual phone.

11 posted on 11/07/2017 2:13:21 PM PST by null and void (The internet gave everyone a mouth. It gave no one a brain.)
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To: detective

I think this is Fake News.


12 posted on 11/07/2017 2:13:54 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
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To: detective

Bull. If a white supremacist shot up a black church, the phone would be cracked in seconds.


13 posted on 11/07/2017 2:14:44 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (We're right, you're wrong - that's the end of the argument.)
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To: detective

First, know that they are lying.

They could send it over to the NSA and have it cracked in 5mins. It’s called inter-agency cooperation.

They just want a law that makes encryption illegal unless LEO has the key.

On file, in escrow.


14 posted on 11/07/2017 2:14:45 PM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: null and void

Sounds like a perfect opportunity for LEO to overreach thinking the public will support it.


15 posted on 11/07/2017 2:14:58 PM PST by proust (Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.)
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To: null and void

Probably a recent model iPhone. Say what you will about Apple, they seem to have a real commitment to privacy for their clients/users.


16 posted on 11/07/2017 2:15:14 PM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: detective

The password is “Obama”.

You’re welcome.


17 posted on 11/07/2017 2:15:18 PM PST by Eddie01
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To: Rebelbase
That is the exact reason the sheriff stated they will not reveal the phone’s name/model.

I heard on a talk radio show that it is an iPhone.
18 posted on 11/07/2017 2:15:33 PM PST by LostInBayport (When there are more people riding in the cart than there are pulling it, the cart stops moving...)
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To: detective

Hows about y’all prosecute Hillary first?

Once we’re convinced the USA hasn’t turned into a banana republic then we’ll see about the phones, k?


19 posted on 11/07/2017 2:15:49 PM PST by Paulie (America without Christ is like a Chemistry book without the periodic table.)
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To: detective

Ask the Russians for help.


20 posted on 11/07/2017 2:16:18 PM PST by Fresh Wind (Hillary: Go to jail. Go directly to jail. Do not pass GO. Do not collect 2 billion dollars.)
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