FYI ping.
Does this mean Apple devices have a “back door”?
Trump of all people should realize how easily the FBI can and will abuse any authority given to it. Apple should not have the ability to unlock the security on its devices, let alone a corrupt organization which employs people like James Comey, Peter Strzok and Lisa Page.
PDJT needs better tech advisors....there is no “backdoor” for Apple to unlock iPhones. And Apple should not make such a backdoor. The encryption fight is going to be heating up in Congress soon I would imagine.
Apple strives to make devices that they themselves cannot break into. It started with the iPhone and is now in the iPad, Watch, and some of their computers. Recent breaks were possible through flaws in the iOS, that Apple promptly fixed. If you read and understand Apple’s security overview, the newer phones are closer to Apple having no access.
Previous phones with the “secure enclave” had their unique identity (UID) key burned into silicon during manufacturing without leaving a record. Because the UID was immutable, it was conceivable that the iOS could be replaced with a specially crafted version containing weakened security.
The UID is the source key for all subsequent encryption, leaving it possible to get at data after replacing the iOS. Now the UID is generated by the iOS upon its first start. That makes it trickier to replace the iOS without changing the UID key. If that key is lost, all the data remains forever inaccessible.
Trump is a bit naive here. There is no such thing as government as usual, but democrats taking over government while masquerading as legitimate authority. He would be giving an iphone backdoor for democrats to spy and harass his family and friends that supported him.
Get a warrant and serve it to Facebook for the Whatsapp info.
This is Barr being a useless dickhead. Go get Hillary’s phone and ask Apple to break into it or stfu Barr.
If Apple is concerned with this technology being misused. Why can’t they send someone over to unlock it/or whatever they call it? That way the FBI has access and Apple can protect their program.
We are in a constant state of war with scum like Islam. During WW2 we had code breakers. Things like Station HYPO. The Brits had Bletchley Park. This is what we need now. Hire the brightest Americans. Join the 21st century
The FBI must sue Apple and get a decision from SCOTUS that defines and decides the issue of when the public interest overrides individual privacy.
The right to privacy is rescinded by criminal activity.
Absent the decision Apple is liable for damages by assholes with a law degree
If it doesn’t have a backdoor, there is nothing Apple can do to decrypt it other than brute force, which can take thousands of years.
If it does have a backdoor it’s not secure encryption.
This is at heart a 2nd and 4th Amendment issue.
Should private citizens be allowed to possess guns/secure encryption?
Are private citizens entitled to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects?
If it becomes known that Apple encryption has a backdoor the bad guys will stop using it.
If secure encryption is outlawed, it’s easy enough to roll-your-own, just as it’s easy enough to build your own AR-15.
Smart technicians work civilian jobs. . the pay is MUCH better.
Send the phone to the Israelis, they will hack into it in no time.
Maybe this will help get into the phone.
It takes next to no time to crack an iPhone’s passcode
https://nypost.com/2018/04/19/it-takes-next-to-no-time-to-crack-an-iphones-passcode/