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With the ability to compel digital signatures under threat of imprisonment, you effectively have Apple's master key.
by facetube 11y ago
With the ability to compel digital signatures under threat of imprisonment, you effectively have Apple's master key.
- ikeboy 11y agoThe point is that every use of it requires a judge to sign off on it. That means it can't be used by "rogue" government officials, nor will "hackers" be able to use the software, because the software is useless without a signature.
- facetube 11y agoA judge signing off on compelled speech and conscripted development of software is still unconstitutional (and specifically excluded under CALEA). If the government wants a back door in to the cryptosystems of private companies, they should pursue this through the legislative process.
- studentrob 11y agoI will trust Apple over the government on computer security matters any day of the week. Even better, when Snowden buys a smartphone, we'll know which one is truly securable by the user. From an above commenter, "Handing over the key is worse than being compelled to use it; that's perpetual compelled speech, where the government would be able to declare software trusted-by-Apple forever. Eroding public trust in digital signatures is an attack on the entire 21-century economy."