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It's not just the FBI. If Apple builds an OS update to make that specific iPhone easier to unlock, they'll be setting an international precedent for all countri
by stephenboyd 11y ago
It's not just the FBI. If Apple builds an OS update to make that specific iPhone easier to unlock, they'll be setting an international precedent for all countries that they do business in. So the Russians, Chinese, Saudis, etc will see it as an option when they want access to a phone that they see as in their national interest to unlock. This could even lead to a phone with US state secrets being cracked for a rival country.
- aljones 11y agoAnd they wouldn't just ask Apple.
- stephenboyd 11y agoAnd they wouldn't be limited to devices in their jurisdiction belonging to the dead or incarcerated. Governments can ask Apple or Microsoft to push updates that copy data to controlled cloud storage accounts. The unwitting target will just unlock their device in their home country like they usually do before the trojan security update starts working.
- rodgerd 11y agoYep. Imagine your flight through Asia making an unplanned outage in Thailand and finding yourself in prison as a result of the lese majeste laws[1]. Except instead of it being because of a public Facebook post you made[2] while in another country, it's because of a private text you sent. [1] This is not an imaginary scenario. [2] This has actually happened.
- sieveoferos 11y agoI believe you, but cite please
- prodigal_erik 11y agoThese stories are not difficult to find. https://www.google.com/search?q=Thailand+lese+majeste+Facebook https://www.google.com/search?q=Thailand+lese+majeste+Facebo...
- XorNot 11y agoForeign countries do not need legal precedent to ask Apple to do things.
- true_religion 11y agoThe domestic government doesn't need legal precedent to ask Apple to do things either; it usually just helps in the case of political cover and the inevitable pushback from the public or other branches of government. With regards to international politics, if the USA can demand that Apple unlocks devices for any reason, then the US government will have a hard time defending a decision to aid Apple in resisting a foreign power when it requests the same broad privilege.