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Apples updates are signed, but they are not locked to a particular IMEI.

• nightpool 11y ago
  Right, but the FBI has indicated that they would like this particular one to be, to add some amount of code that would render it non-functional when put on another device. (and certainly from a security perspective that would be the correct choice to make)
  • acqq 11y ago
    "Comey told a congressional panel on Tuesday that a final court ruling forcing Apple Inc (AAPL.O) to give the FBI data from an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters would be “potentially precedential” in other cases where the agency might request similar cooperation from technology companies." http://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-encryption-congress-idUSKCN0W33G7 http://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-encryption-congress-... "Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance testified in support of the FBI on Tuesday, arguing that default device encryption "severely harms" criminal prosecutions at the state level, including in cases in his district involving at least 175 iPhones."
    • nightpool 11y ago
      Exactly—this completely agrees with my top level comment. Its not the technology we should be worrying about (although of course apple should be closing the vulnerability that allows the FBI to compel them to help decrypt this phone) but the more important—and scary—thing we should be worrying about here is the legal precedent that this case sets.