Really? Apple wouldn't help get into the San Bernardino shooter's phone and said it was impossible. Then the FBI paid a hacker who broke into it.
Then the FBI paid a hacker who broke into it.
It is not hard. Clone the hard drive on the phone, then start a brute force hack on the clone. After 10 tries, the clone self-destructs. Rinse and repeat. Most phones are only secured with a 4 digit locking code, so it is not a big deal.
That was the story then again Hillary didndonuffin.
Apple did not say it was "Impossible." Apple refused to comply with an "All Writs Court Order" to create a FBiOS version of iOS they could install on the iPhone 5c that would bypass the count-down passcode lock-out which would erase the data on the phone and then GIVE them the new OS which would unlock the entire class of iOS devices.
Not only was this an impermissible use of the All Writs Order under law, which is supposed to be used only to require a business to do something it ALREADY DOES in its normal course of business (Apple does not make custom operating systems), it cannot be used to force a business to destroy its business model. In addition, there was existing FEDERAL LAW prohibiting the courts from ordering any telecommunications carrier or manufacturer from bypassing any security or encryption installed on a device, software, or system to aid any law enforcement agency or department. This Law, passed by Congress in 1993, had already been tested by a case brought before the US Supreme Court and found constitutional. . .and in fact was passed to ASSIST law enforcement, but as part of a compromise to prevent the Courts from second guessing technology development. Apple was RIGHT to refuse.