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-Land of the Free

Apple encryption case risks influencing Russia and China, privacy experts say

2016-02-18

[Guardian] Analysts and lawmakers warn FBI that ramifications over its demand that Apple unlock San Bernardino killer's iPhone 'could snowball around the world.' Authoritarian governments including Russia and China will demand greater access to mobile data should Apple lose a watershed encryption case brought by the FBI, leading technology analysts, privacy experts and legislators have warned.

Who owns the 'different' iOS with back-door after it's been created? Apple? The FBI? Is the FBI required to erase all their copies after use? How do we verify that?

What if other law enforcement agencies want it? The NSA?

What if Apple starts getting "requests" from law enforcement that aren't backed up with a judicial order?

Mr. Cook is exactly right. We can fight terrorism and crime without compromising our civil liberties. Few of us trust a government that unleashes Lois Lerner and Eric Holder on the population, and then covers up for them.

And as this piece correctly notes, whatever the U.S. government gets, the Russians and Chinese (and Indians, and Japanese, and French, and Germans, and Pakistanis) will get as well. That is what keeps Mr. Cook awake at night.

Posted by:Besoeker

#12 #3 SIM card has nothing to do with this - it's a passcode lock - you get 10 tries and if these fail, the phone is disabled, i.e. "wiped"

Me, Id guess his PIN is 0911

Posted by: Bov Flimbers 2016-02-18 23:31

#11 Interesting the FBI request was about 'THIS DEVICE' and all actions requested would be undertaken on 'THIS DEVICE' in such a manner as to not destroy the content nor violate the controls.

Given a known IOS filesystem architecture and a discoverable public key, I think I would undertake a different tact if I just wanted access to the poop.

Posted by: Skidmark 2016-02-18 14:49

#10 I'm not sure what an activist leftist Supreme Court would say...

Posted by: European Conservative 2016-02-18 12:05

#9 That is a most unpleasant thought, EC.

Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2016-02-18 11:59

#8 Apple can always state, "We tried but it is not possible".

Ball in your court. (Ok, ok; I am off to my room.)

Posted by: Sven the pelter 2016-02-18 11:56

#7 Great. So the government can dig out an old law and force you to sleep with Hillary in order to find out more about those emails?

Posted by: European Conservative 2016-02-18 11:38

I am unaware of a precedent where it compels you to create something new.

Apparently there is an old law supporting the gov's demand.

Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2016-02-18 09:36

#5 ZDnet had this to say:

In short, if Apple enables even a single-use back door, the existence of such a thing will undoubtedly be used against us. Even a special-case one-off crack like the one the FBI has requested ~~certainly will~~ could break lose and compromise security.

Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2016-02-18 09:29

#4 To be clear, make ASF (figure it out) number of copies and try them in parallel.

Posted by: Sven the pelter 2016-02-18 09:22

#3 The fourth amendment allows the government to compel you to give up something that exists. I am unaware of a precedent where it compels you to create something new.

Make a copy of the sim card. Every 10 password tries, restore, repeat until you guess right.

Posted by: Sven the pelter 2016-02-18 09:15

#2 Best explanation of FBI request at this link

Posted by: 3dc 2016-02-18 01:00

#1 Authoritarian governments including Russia and China will demand greater access to mobile data should Apple lose a watershed encryption case...

Sounds like complete horseshit to me. Russia and China wouldn't want to crack phones otherwise?

Posted by: Raj 2016-02-18 00:24

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