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Correct me if I am wrong, but if that was possible, wouldn't the FBI have had a lot less of a challenging time getting the data off of that guy's phone?
by VoidWhisperer 10y ago
Correct me if I am wrong, but if that was possible, wouldn't the FBI have had a lot less of a challenging time getting the data off of that guy's phone?
- krapp 10y agoThey didn't have a challenging time, they just paid some hackers to do it[0]. What they wanted was to set a legal precedent[1] which would allow any law enforcement agency to force manufacturers to subvert the security of their devices on demand. [0]http://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-encryption-fbi-idUSKCN0XI2IB http://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-encryption-fbi-idUSK... [1]https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/feb/25/fbi-director-james-comey-apple-encryption-case-legal-precedent https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/feb/25/fbi-direc...