STOP REPEATING THIS HISTRIONIC ASSERTION.
According to this article, the FBI is going to give Apple inc custody of the phone. The phone will remain in Apple's custody until Apple gets it to unlock.
I am now thinking this constant repeating of the claim that the government wants a software tool that will unlock any IPhone is a deliberate propaganda tactic originating from Apple itself. I am beginning to think that it is a deliberate attempt to stampede the public into supporting Apple's position through the spread of false claims.
“According to this article, the FBI is going to give Apple inc custody of the phone. The phone will remain in Apple’s custody until Apple gets it to unlock. “
Once Apple demonstrates the capability of cracking the phone, LEO will send 100,000 phones per month for them to crack under court order.
Using these court orders they can crack ANY Apple phone.
From Apple’s statement (http://www.apple.com/customer-letter/):
The United States government has demanded that Apple take an unprecedented step which threatens the security of our customers.
...When the FBI has requested data that’s in our possession, we have provided it. Apple complies with valid subpoenas and search warrants, as we have in the San Bernardino case. We have also made Apple engineers available to advise the FBI.
...But now the U.S. government has asked us for something we simply do not have, and something we consider too dangerous to create. They have asked us to build a backdoor to the iPhone.
...Specifically, the FBI wants us to make a new version of the iPhone operating system, circumventing several important security features, and install it on an iPhone recovered during the investigation.
...The government suggests this tool could only be used once, on one phone. But that’s simply not true. Once created, the technique could be used over and over again, on any number of devices. In the physical world, it would be the equivalent of a master key, capable of opening hundreds of millions of locks.
...Doing so would hurt only the well-meaning and law-abiding citizens who rely on companies like Apple to protect their data. Criminals and bad actors will still encrypt, using tools that are readily available to them.
...Rather than asking for legislative action through Congress, the FBI is proposing an unprecedented use of the All Writs Act of 1789 to justify an expansion of its authority.
The government would have us remove security features and add new capabilities to the operating system, allowing a passcode to be input electronically. This would make it easier to unlock an iPhone by “brute force,” trying thousands or millions of combinations with the speed of a modern computer.
The implications of the government’s demands are chilling. If the government can use the All Writs Act to make it easier to unlock your iPhone, it would have the power to reach into anyone’s device to capture their data. The government could extend this breach of privacy and demand that Apple build surveillance software to intercept your messages, access your health records or financial data, track your location, or even access your phone’s microphone or camera without your knowledge.
Opposing this order is not something we take lightly. We feel we must speak up in the face of what we see as an overreach by the U.S. government.
We are challenging the FBI’s demands with the deepest respect for American democracy and a love of our country. We believe it would be in the best interest of everyone to step back and consider the implications.
While we believe the FBI’s intentions are good, it would be wrong for the government to force us to build a backdoor into our products. And ultimately, we fear that this demand would undermine the very freedoms and liberty our government is meant to protect.
From the article, a link to this article
WILL MY IPHONE BE AFFECTED?
While the only iPhone directly impacted by the order is the one that belonged to the terrorist, security and tech experts worry it could create a slippery slope and weaken security for all smartphone users.
The order mandated the software would be used only once - but there's no way to ensure it couldn't be duplicated, possibly by hackers, cybersecurity expert Vanita Pandey told the Daily News Wednesday.
The difference between you and me is that you trust the Government.