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47. It was never a legal request to order apple to spend their...

Wed Mar 30, 2016, 02:42 PM

Mar 2016

... Time, money and effort to create something that would weaken their general security.

Anyone who thinks about it will realize that there is no perfect security but a brand that at least appears to take it seriously will get a lot of business.

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Apple wants the FBI to reveal how it hacked the San Bernardino killer's iPhone [View all] MowCowWhoHow III Mar 2016 OP

Yeah...don't hold your breath, Apple. nt msanthrope Mar 2016 #1

China probably sold us the password to the backdoor they engineer in each model made there. 24601 Mar 2016 #2

That's not possible. Indydem Mar 2016 #21

could have been given up by Apple with a wink and a nod... 'we'll all just say someone cracked it' tomm2thumbs Mar 2016 #3

The PIN mysteriously floated thru the open transom window of the FBI's NCjack Mar 2016 #43

Most likely a hardware-hack. DetlefK Mar 2016 #4

The most popular theory is... William Seger Mar 2016 #38

Or a virtual phone. Xithras Mar 2016 #48

we assume the FBI tells the truth when they claim to have cracked it. ChairmanAgnostic Mar 2016 #52

i want back that thing i didn't give you...eom islandmkl Mar 2016 #5

Someone is playing liars poker. RATM435 Mar 2016 #6

You can't have your cake and eat it too. Sam_Fields Mar 2016 #7

Couldn't they do a FOIA request? nt TBF Mar 2016 #8

No. If they identify this capability as sensitive, they can withhold it. NT Adrahil Mar 2016 #20

Sloppy "reporting" by LA Times. Apple didn't have a "backdoor" to "withhold" in the first place FailureToCommunicate Mar 2016 #9

No, they were not asking for a "back door" that would put "everyone's iPhone at risk" William Seger Mar 2016 #13

If you equate forcing Apple to write software to backdoor any iPhone, not just Farook's, FailureToCommunicate Mar 2016 #18

The FBI was requesting software that would ONLY run on Farook's phone William Seger Mar 2016 #32

No, in fact... Chan790 Mar 2016 #55

Bullshit William Seger Mar 2016 #56

Your response is to send me a pdf of the court filings that confirms what I said... Chan790 Mar 2016 #57

You may need to actually READ it William Seger Mar 2016 #59

William angrychair Mar 2016 #22

Yes, Apple didn't want to deal with hundreds more warrants William Seger Mar 2016 #28

No angrychair Mar 2016 #33

That's simply not the case William Seger Mar 2016 #34

You clearly do not understand the situation here. Indydem Mar 2016 #23

Nope, if you want to "understand the situation here" William Seger Mar 2016 #30

Enlighten me Indydem Mar 2016 #31

I've read the actual request William Seger Mar 2016 #35

Did they ask Apple to build a custom iOS? Indydem Mar 2016 #39

Yep. William Seger Mar 2016 #40

No. Indydem Mar 2016 #42

But it would only RUN on Farook's phone (n/t) William Seger Mar 2016 #44

Absolutely not true. Indydem Mar 2016 #45

Where I "heard" that? It's in the warrant that you haven't read William Seger Mar 2016 #54

The FBI did NOT have the right to require the landlord to unlock the door. Xithras Mar 2016 #49

No, the landlord could be held in contempt of court William Seger Mar 2016 #51

Lol, please tell us how you did it so we can stop you from doing it again nt geek tragedy Mar 2016 #10

That's rich, isn't it? randome Mar 2016 #11

Completely disagree. joshcryer Mar 2016 #14

"It is insane, completely insane, to force people to do the bidding of the government." MadDAsHell Mar 2016 #19

It could depend on the effort involved. randome Mar 2016 #24

Sales will go up if folks believe their devices are secure. TipTok Mar 2016 #29

Obviously they aren't entirely secure. That's what I meant. randome Mar 2016 #46

It was never a legal request to order apple to spend their... TipTok Mar 2016 #47

The irony is... William Seger Mar 2016 #15

Apple's just being cheeky and turning the tables. joshcryer Mar 2016 #16

FBI to Apple: "Kindly fuck off..." Blue_Tires Mar 2016 #12

Didn't Snowden claim that the FBI didn't need Apple's help? Baitball Blogger Mar 2016 #17

The NSA has a chip fabrication lab and has had the ability for decades to remove the casing LiberalArkie Mar 2016 #37

This is at least entertaining now The Second Stone Mar 2016 #25

They should meet for coffee BeyondGeography Mar 2016 #26

The found a piece of paper in the apartment with the password written on it. Binkie The Clown Mar 2016 #27

I guess Apple needs to file a DMCA suit against the FBI. If jailbraking a phone is LiberalArkie Mar 2016 #36

"NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-OPE." alcibiades_mystery Mar 2016 #41

Surprise surprise LiberalLovinLug Mar 2016 #50

That's funny WhoWoodaKnew Mar 2016 #53

By what legal theory does Apple have the ability to find out what the FBI did? AngryAmish Mar 2016 #58