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I think his point is that, if the FBI gains this ability, foreign governments will ban iPhone use which will damage an American company.
by SmokyBorbon 11y ago
I think his point is that, if the FBI gains this ability, foreign governments will ban iPhone use which will damage an American company.
- progressive_dad 11y agoif the FBI gains this ability then we are likely to see Apple devices fast tracked for government procurement and we are likely to see a raft of bad PR, government headaches, or both for Apple's international sales.
- evilduck 11y agoThat too, but also all foreign governments will have predecent for demanding the same capabilities. Apple might as well just strip out all security features if that occurs instead of wasting time catering to demands.
- bogomipz 11y agoThanks for clarifying everyone.
- AJ007 11y agoThe larger point is, if "secure" devices are illegal in the US, who is going to make them and what are they going to cost? The FBI/CIA/NSA/DOJ/etc all use mobile phones, tablets, and computers. Will all of these government agencies be using special devices built only for them, perhaps by another government agency? The FBI having the ability to break in to NSA or DOJ machines is definitely not ok and I'm not sure anyone is going to say otherwise besides the FBI. Hell, we can't even trust the FBI agents with a few bitcoins.