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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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To: kjam22

They have the body. Use the perp’s fingers. Of course, if he has it set to brick after 10 tries, they could have used them up.


21 posted on 11/07/2017 2:16:25 PM PST by The Truth Will Make You Free
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To: detective

Send it to Israel.

Mossad can do.................


22 posted on 11/07/2017 2:16:27 PM PST by Red Badger (Road Rage lasts 5 minutes. Road Rash lasts 5 months!.....................)
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To: detective
l....it doesn't belong to him....he's dead. My feeling is that it belongs to his heirs..and they have no right to it at all.

They're just looking to create a profile...nothing more.

23 posted on 11/07/2017 2:16:31 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: null and void

1. Get a frickin’ warrant. Shouldn’t be hard.
2. Unlock this phone only. Shouldn’t be hard.


24 posted on 11/07/2017 2:16:35 PM PST by MayflowerMadam (A person's greatest strength is his greatest weakness.)
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To: MayflowerMadam

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


I can———a lib.

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25 posted on 11/07/2017 2:16:39 PM PST by Mears
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To: FreedomPoster

I agree, but privacy comes to an end when the individual is deceased — especially in a case like this where he’s deceased after killing a bunch of people.


26 posted on 11/07/2017 2:17:41 PM PST by Alberta's Child ("Tell them to stand!" -- President Trump, 9/23/2017)
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To: MayflowerMadam

Unlock one and you’ve unlocked them all.

FBI wants the crypto key, not an unlocked phone handed back to them.


27 posted on 11/07/2017 2:17:53 PM PST by G Larry (There is no great virtue in bargaining with the Devil)
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To: detective

The crime is done and he killer is dead. Why do they need it?


28 posted on 11/07/2017 2:18:34 PM PST by Salvavida (The Missouri citizen's militia sends its regards.)
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To: Fresh Wind

“Ask the Russians for help.”

Or take it to some fifth grade class, or their grandchildren. Those kids probably can figure it out in 10 minutes.


29 posted on 11/07/2017 2:18:40 PM PST by MayflowerMadam (A person's greatest strength is his greatest weakness.)
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To: Mariner

Yep.

NSA or Israelis could crack it in timely manner. They are looking for a law that says their now-illegal surveillance is legal.


30 posted on 11/07/2017 2:19:23 PM PST by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: G Larry

“FBI wants the crypto key, not an unlocked phone handed back to them.”

Well, the FBI needs to lower their expectations. That’s over the top and none of their business.


31 posted on 11/07/2017 2:19:45 PM PST by MayflowerMadam (A person's greatest strength is his greatest weakness.)
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To: null and void
What kind of phone. I want one.

I suspect strongly I already have one. (iPhone)

Must suck to be police and have to actually investigate things. It's like ... work or something.

32 posted on 11/07/2017 2:19:46 PM PST by zeugma (I always wear my lucky red shirt on away missions!)
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To: detective

There’s nothing to be learned from the phone.

Psycho wife & child beater had argument w ex-MIL.

Atheist hated Christians and shot up ex-Fam’s church.


33 posted on 11/07/2017 2:19:51 PM PST by G Larry (There is no great virtue in bargaining with the Devil)
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To: caligatrux
"I have a hard time believing the FBI can’t break into a suspect’s cellphone."

I thought the FBI used a company in Israel to get into the iPhone(s) of the San Diego terrorists. The Feds filed a lawsuit to force Apple to turn over the unlocking procedures, but then withdrew the case when they were able to get "Cellebrite, a privately held Israeli company that specializes in transferring and extracting data from phones..." The FBI wouldn't confirm they'd used that company.

34 posted on 11/07/2017 2:20:02 PM PST by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: MayflowerMadam
Last time the FBI told Apple to develop a method of unlocking all iPhones (on their dime no less!) and hand it over.

Apple told the FBI to go pound sand.

If they really need the data, they can get it from the NSA.

Of course that would be admitting that the NSA is quite illegally and very unconstitutionally monitoring everyone.

35 posted on 11/07/2017 2:22:10 PM PST by null and void (The internet gave everyone a mouth. It gave no one a brain.)
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To: The Truth Will Make You Free
They have the body. Use the perp’s fingers.

Won't help if it's an iPhone. Need a live finger for it to work.

Of course, if he has it set to brick after 10 tries, they could have used them up.

There is that as well.

36 posted on 11/07/2017 2:22:39 PM PST by zeugma (I always wear my lucky red shirt on away missions!)
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To: Salvavida
The crime is done and he killer is dead. Why do they need it?

When I read your question, the cynical/suspicious side of me said "never let a crisis go to waste"
37 posted on 11/07/2017 2:22:59 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: zeugma

Me too!


38 posted on 11/07/2017 2:23:04 PM PST by null and void (The internet gave everyone a mouth. It gave no one a brain.)
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To: zeugma

Me too!


39 posted on 11/07/2017 2:23:09 PM PST by null and void (The internet gave everyone a mouth. It gave no one a brain.)
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To: TADSLOS

Cover for what? Let’s hear your conspiracy theory.


40 posted on 11/07/2017 2:23:25 PM PST by ilovesarah2012
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