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Susan Landau, during[1] the House Judiciary Committee hearing: Smart phones are increasingly wallets, and they give us access to all sorts of accounts
by pdkl95 11y ago
Susan Landau, during[1] the House Judiciary Committee hearing:
Smart phones are increasingly wallets, and they give us access to all
sorts of accounts [...]. NSA will tell you that stealing login credentials
is the most effective way into a system. [...] Here's where smart phones
are extremely important: they are poised to become authenticators to a wide
variety of services.
While I think that Apple has good reasons to fight the FBI's order for simple constitutional reasons, they obviously are not limited to a single motive. This comment about phones being "wallets" does fit with the idea of Apple being some sort of bank (or payment processor).
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1GgnbN9oNw#t=12977 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1GgnbN9oNw#t=12977
- krrrh 11y agoWallets is too limited though. Increasingly a phone is not only a wallet replacement, but also a replacement for filing cabinets, bookshelves, photo albums… to the point where having unfettered access to a smartphone is akin to having access to someone's living room and office.
- pdkl95 11y ago> photo albums Dr. Landau mentions this kind of use just prior to my t=12977 link to the hearing. I'm specifically quoting the part that seemed relevant to Stross's banking theory.