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That's an interesting point that I haven't heard mentioned. What if the FBI got to the data not from the phone, but iCloud. That honestly actually seems easier.
by nodesocket 11y ago
That's an interesting point that I haven't heard mentioned. What if the FBI got to the data not from the phone, but iCloud. That honestly actually seems easier.
- xupybd 11y agoI think they attempted that, however due to a mistake wiped the iCloud data.
- abalone 11y agoThey didn't wipe it. They got a six week old backup. What they did prevented triggering a newer backup.
- ikeboy 11y agoWould not have been backed up anyway http://www.theverge.com/2016/3/10/11195772/apple-fbi-icloud-backup-shut-off-password-changed http://www.theverge.com/2016/3/10/11195772/apple-fbi-icloud-...
- nitrogen 11y agoThey could have mentioned that just like they could have mentioned that they asked for the password to be changed.
- bigiain 11y agoDue to a mistake, or "accidentally on purpose" so they could punt with this law suit…
- tga_d 11y agoIt wasn't wiped, it was disabled. They actually did get the iCloud backup data, but from about a month and a half before the phone was seized. Instead of waiting for another iCloud backup to occur, they reset the password, which disables these backups. The FBI then lied about this, saying that resetting the password was done against their will by the county. The county disputed this claim, and the FBI eventually admitted that they had actually instructed the county to do so, leaving open the question of why they did this. source: just search "San Bernardino iCloud" and you'll get a whole bunch of articles on the subject
- ikeboy 11y agohttp://www.theverge.com/2016/3/10/11195772/apple-fbi-icloud-backup-shut-off-password-changed http://www.theverge.com/2016/3/10/11195772/apple-fbi-icloud-...