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In all likelihood, the NSA has already created this hacked version of iOS that does exactly what the FBI is requesting. The government can probably already get
by kingnothing 11y ago
In all likelihood, the NSA has already created this hacked version of iOS that does exactly what the FBI is requesting. The government can probably already get the data off of the phone if that's all they're after. But it probably isn't. I imagine all of this is so the government can try to set precedent in order to publicly use that technology in courtrooms and investigations instead of having to keep it hidden from the world.
- 6stringmerc 11y agoAh, the 'parallel reconstruction' approach. That's an interesting consideration, but I don't think a domestic phone for a domestic entity (employer) would probably get scooped up in the collection. An interesting thought though.
- philip1209 11y agoWhat would the NSA's motivation be for creating this? They are mainly SIGINT. This software is only useful when you are in physical possession of a phone.
- sesutton 11y agoSome of the Snowden leaks showed that the NSA was intercepting servers in transit and installing firmware with a backdoor.
- user8341116 11y agoWinner winner chicken dinner! The reason this is such a public matter is because it is going to be used as impetus to change laws so that data gained using such methods can be legally used as evidence in a court of law.