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> that lied about being unable to unlock the phone of the last guy they tried this with to get the law changed… I found it very telling that they announced the
by alsetmusic 9y ago
> that lied about being unable to unlock the phone of the last guy they tried this with to get the law changed…
I found it very telling that they announced their inability to access the phone only a few days after the incident. It struck me as a very clear PR move that was designed to lay the groundwork to shape public opinion. My threshold for declaring that the device is inaccessible requires more time for research and effort than this.
- c3534l 9y agoDon't forget that the phone was unencrypted when they got it, and that it was the FBI who locked it in the first place: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/02/technology/apple-and-fbi-face-off-before-house-judiciary-committee.html https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/02/technology/apple-and-fbi-...
- alsetmusic 9y agoI have no idea how I never knew that. I thought I followed the case fairly well, but had never read about user error on the part of the FBI. For all the articles written, this was a very under reported detail.