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Yes, in this case: successfully used this argument to delay until the FBI gave up. If it had gone to court, the argument was considered strong, but of course n
by quesera 2y ago
Yes, in this case: successfully used this argument to delay until the FBI gave up.
If it had gone to court, the argument was considered strong, but of course no one knows until a verdict is reached and appeals are exhausted.
- giobox 2y agoThis is a gross simplification of the many factors that lead to the FBI dropping the demand against Apple, in my opinion.
- quesera 2y agoBut it is everything we know. The expectation was that FBI would lose in court. But that was not guaranteed, certainly. FBI had multiple reasons to abandon the effort, but one was that if legal precedent was established at that time, for that case, it would be harder to bypass in future cases.
- lern_too_spel 2y agoI expected the FBI to win in court because the FBI had precedent on its side. The judge had asked Apple to provide reasonable technical assistance to access data on the phone, and modifying one line of code fits well within the judge's request.