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Seagate has no special ability to recover data as far as I know. The case isn't comparable.
by ikeboy 11y ago
Seagate has no special ability to recover data as far as I know. The case isn't comparable.
- wongarsu 11y agoThen let's say the FBI handled a confiscated SSD drive wrongly, and some of the communication circuits of one of the flash chips holding the data got fried as a result. Your only bet to get data off that chip is the manufacturer of the chip. Could the FBI compel them to try?
- ikeboy 11y agoI don't think the law would differ between that case and if they found the drive that way. If the FBI has the legal right to assistance, that shouldn't change based on whether they messed up earlier. It should depend on the situation now.
- caf 11y agoThe All Writs Act doesn't say any thing about having a special or unique ability.
- ikeboy 11y agoBut that might affect the reasonableness of the request. If the FBI can do it with off the shelf tools, it's less reasonable to ask someone else to do it than if there's no other option.