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What if there was a catastrophic event, like asteroid heading for earth estimated to destroy all life on the planet. and one NASA scientist figured out how to s

by dostick 11y ago

What if there was a catastrophic event, like asteroid heading for earth estimated to destroy all life on the planet. and one NASA scientist figured out how to stop it for sure using math formula. But he died suddenly of heart attack. Saved the formula in the Notes app on his iPhone. And now NASA asks Apple to break encryption, so they can access the formula and stop the event that will destroy the planet. Will Apple comply in this case? (I think they will) What if asteroid is estimated to take out only one country ?(they probably will comply) One city? Small village? Just one person? Not trolling, I'm all for privacy and support Apple.

Zigurd 11y ago
That's worse than the never-ever-actually-happened "ticking time bomb." There is no need to address this hypothetical because the odds of this happening are far lower than the odds of getting wiped out by an asteroid.
helen842000 11y ago
They're not asking for 1 specific phone to be unlocked here. They're asking for ALL Apple phones to be built to withstand brute force attempts without wiping data in case they need to access it in the future.
simonh 11y ago
Assuming Apple refused, the government would draft an emergency law requiring them to do it, or possibly the President could issue an executive order. Job done. The question at hand is, does the law as it stands now require Apple to comply with this request, and if not will a law be passed that does require them to do so.
Lawtonfogle 11y ago
The time would be better spent redoing the scientist's work.
foobarrio 11y ago
The argument is still the same. This a cost/benefit thing. The cost to society of forcing Apple to comply right now is greater than the benefit of unlocking a single phone and setting a precedent and handing more power to the FBI. If an asteroid was going to wipe out the earth, well then the cost/benefit analysis shifts quite a bit doesn't it?

by dostick 11y ago

Zigurd 11y ago

That's worse than the never-ever-actually-happened "ticking time bomb." There is no need to address this hypothetical because the odds of this happening are far lower than the odds of getting wiped out by an asteroid.

helen842000 11y ago

They're not asking for 1 specific phone to be unlocked here. They're asking for ALL Apple phones to be built to withstand brute force attempts without wiping data in case they need to access it in the future.

simonh 11y ago

Assuming Apple refused, the government would draft an emergency law requiring them to do it, or possibly the President could issue an executive order. Job done. The question at hand is, does the law as it stands now require Apple to comply with this request, and if not will a law be passed that does require them to do so.

Lawtonfogle 11y ago

The time would be better spent redoing the scientist's work.

foobarrio 11y ago

The argument is still the same. This a cost/benefit thing. The cost to society of forcing Apple to comply right now is greater than the benefit of unlocking a single phone and setting a precedent and handing more power to the FBI. If an asteroid was going to wipe out the earth, well then the cost/benefit analysis shifts quite a bit doesn't it?