I’m not a fan of Apple but they are right. If Apple “creates software” to hack this phone, the FBI or “some other agency” will subpoena it afterwards despite the FBI’s assurances (note that they cannot make agreements enforceable on any other agencies). When the FBI or other agency obtains it by subpoena, since it now exists, it will be on the internet within hours.
The Feds do not have the moral, ethical, or professional standards to protect anything. If some employee doesn’t sell it, some slack-jawed self proclaimed IT expert will allow it to be hacked and stolen.
#60 this whole idea that they will save the world if the crack the phone is a joke.
Someone remind us again how many times Russia warned the Feds. about the Boston boys and how many times did the feds look into them and they still went Islamic on Boston.
I don’t understand why Apple can’t write the software to disable this one phone then hand the disabled phone back to the FBI? That solves everyones problem and nobody but Apple retains the know how. I understand the concerns going forward but at some point there has to be some trust in the system. I trust pretty much nothing where the government is concerned but but what Apple has done is create another weapon for crime here. A device like this or more accurately software, can be used to plot criminal acts with impunity.