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> If the FBI can pay a million for the hack, what's stopping Apple? Apple is not a government and does not act "in good faith of all - we the people". In othe
by joering2 11y ago
> If the FBI can pay a million for the hack, what's stopping Apple?
Apple is not a government and does not act "in good faith of all - we the people".
In other words - its okay for the GOV to pay a company to extract data from someone's phone (aka "hacking"), it is illegal for a citizen to do so, whether you're paying to crack a phone, or paying to break into someone's house.
- pygy_ 11y agoThey can do it all they want on their own hardware, it's called 'pen testing' (short for 'penetration').
- Matt3o12_ 11y agoOrganizations can also legally do that to their employees (assuming that that phone is a company phone). I've heard that some companies are very interested in restoring phones from former employers