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But they aren't demanding this of Apple, for instance?
by thelazydogsback 7y ago
But they aren't demanding this of Apple, for instance?
- dna_polymerase 7y agoThey were at one point in time [0]. Formally they asked for unlocking the iPhone, which ultimately isn't too hard given we are talking about a 3 letter agency. It was more about a general rule for backdoors. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBI%E2%80%93Apple_encryption_dispute https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBI%E2%80%93Apple_encryption_d...
- heretoo 7y agoI don't think this open letter is for Facebook. It is for the general public.
- buboard 7y agoIt's for Zuck
- ub 7y agoApple makes a big deal about on-device security but they heavily promote backing up data to iCloud. They hold the keys to iCloud encrypted backups, and your backed up messages are happily handed over to LE when asked. That's why "going dark" isn't a problem on iMessage.