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This seems like a well crafted attack on Apple (perhaps the highest profile tech company publicly supporting consumer encryption). The revelation earlier this w
by rubyfan 11y ago
This seems like a well crafted attack on Apple (perhaps the highest profile tech company publicly supporting consumer encryption). The revelation earlier this week that the pass code changed while under government custody seems to point to this being a witch hunt.
The "just this one time" argument doesn't hold up for me. This is a battle over public opinion and government powers. That they picked the San Bernardino case to issue this order on is not a coincidence.
There is essentially no way to win this for privacy. If Apple wins, government will make the case for more funding to break into devices tech companies refuse to assist on. If the government wins this will be the tip of the ice berg on the government compelling corporations to whatever ends.
- cbuq 11y agoI've never believed in a conspiracy theory except for this case. The government clearly wants to hack more than this one phone. The government clearly waited for the next terror attack to launch this attack on privacy and encryption.
- cmurf 11y agoIt stands to reason not only the federal government will ask for this capability again, seeing as it's the only way around FDE at the moment; but many state, and local governments will ask for this capability, as will foreign governments, national and local. If the government's position is accepted by the court, I think Apple will have to weigh a future iOS version that requires a passcode to do any software or firmware upgrades, vs an iOS version that requires more complex passcodes. Either of these things would substantially narrow the hole they're being ordered to create. A future law to inhibit the former (passcode require to update firmware) may withstand scrutiny over the later (longer passcode), so longer passcodes may be in iOS and Android's near future.