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I've written up a summary of the current situation for InfoQ here: http://www.infoq.com/news/2016/02/fbios-update http://www.infoq.com/news/2016/02/fbios-updat

by alblue 11y ago

I've written up a summary of the current situation for InfoQ here: http://www.infoq.com/news/2016/02/fbios-update http://www.infoq.com/news/2016/02/fbios-update Basically, the FBI shot themselves in the foot by changing the password for the iCloud account within a day or two of the incident, instead of consulting with Apple. This meant the phone couldn't auto backup data which is why the snapshot of the data is not necessarily the most recent. Had they not done this they would have been able to connect the phone to a power outlet and a wifi connection, and it would have uploaded the data to Apple's servers from which they could have asked Apple to acquire the data. Both Apple and the FBI have been requested to appear before a bipartisan committee to answer specific questions about the case.

kahirsch 11y ago
"The auto reset was executed by a county information technology employee, according to a federal official. Federal investigators only found out about the reset after it had occurred and that the county employee acted on his own, not on the orders of federal authorities, the source said."[1] [1]http://abcnews.go.com/US/san-bernardino-shooters-apple-id-passcode-changed-government/story?id=37066070 http://abcnews.go.com/US/san-bernardino-shooters-apple-id-pa...
- alblue 11y ago
  That's not the information reported by Reuters this morning [2] "San Bernardino County reset the password on the iCloud account at the request of the FBI, said county spokesman David Wert." Sounds like both sides are blaming each other for the event. [2] http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN0VS2GC http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN0VS2GC
  - toyg 11y ago
    That's actually the best piece of news coming out of the whole affair at this point: despite almost 10 years of practice, authorities still don't have a consistent procedure to deal with iPhones, not even relatively old models. Some groups here and there might know it, but it has not trickled down to average grunts.
  - sehugg 11y ago
    The DOJ had a chance to make that detail clear in their filing to the court, and they did not. It's hard to believe that was an unintentional omission. The judge will probably wag a finger at them -- although in the previous case in October they stonewalled and pissed off the judge royally but still won.
- GirlProgrammer 11y ago
  This county employee should be arrested and charged with destroying evidence.

by alblue 11y ago

kahirsch 11y ago

"The auto reset was executed by a county information technology employee, according to a federal official. Federal investigators only found out about the reset after it had occurred and that the county employee acted on his own, not on the orders of federal authorities, the source said."[1] [1]http://abcnews.go.com/US/san-bernardino-shooters-apple-id-passcode-changed-government/story?id=37066070 http://abcnews.go.com/US/san-bernardino-shooters-apple-id-pa...

alblue 11y ago
That's not the information reported by Reuters this morning [2] "San Bernardino County reset the password on the iCloud account at the request of the FBI, said county spokesman David Wert." Sounds like both sides are blaming each other for the event. [2] http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN0VS2GC http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN0VS2GC
- toyg 11y ago
  That's actually the best piece of news coming out of the whole affair at this point: despite almost 10 years of practice, authorities still don't have a consistent procedure to deal with iPhones, not even relatively old models. Some groups here and there might know it, but it has not trickled down to average grunts.
- sehugg 11y ago
  The DOJ had a chance to make that detail clear in their filing to the court, and they did not. It's hard to believe that was an unintentional omission. The judge will probably wag a finger at them -- although in the previous case in October they stonewalled and pissed off the judge royally but still won.
GirlProgrammer 11y ago
This county employee should be arrested and charged with destroying evidence.