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The same Apple that had gotten into a feud with the FBI over refusing to sign software for unlocking a mass-shooter's phone?
by dotnet00 4y ago
The same Apple that had gotten into a feud with the FBI over refusing to sign software for unlocking a mass-shooter's phone?
- danaris 4y agoWell...yes, the same Apple. Because there's a world of difference between responding to a lawful warrant to produce data you have stored on your servers, and agreeing to create a special version of your software specifically to give the FBI carte blanche to unlock any phones they want (at least within that particular model).
- dotnet00 4y agoThe special version of the software was also 'compelled' via a legal order: https://epic.org/documents/apple-v-fbi-2/ https://epic.org/documents/apple-v-fbi-2/ By contesting it they were going against a court order, not just refusing an informal request by the FBI.