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2016-03-22 Home Front: WoT

FBI Gets a Hacker to take a Whack at Cracking the Apple Phone

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Posted by Bobby 2016-03-22 07:46|| || Front Page|| [11127 views ] Top

#1 McAfee to the rescue?

Posted by Vast Right Wing Conspiracy 2016-03-22 08:05|| 2016-03-22 08:05|| Front Page Top

#2 More likely the Israelis cracked it. I would guess figuring out how to override the 'bad password attempt counter' would be the simplistic approach to get in.

Posted by airandee 2016-03-22 08:42|| 2016-03-22 08:42|| Front Page Top

#3 Snowden has said the FBI already has access to the phone. Makes sense. This case was all about setting a precedent. Now that the FBI looks to lose in court they can avoid setting a negative precedent by suddenly getting into the phone themselves.

Posted by Iblis 2016-03-22 11:13|| 2016-03-22 11:13|| Front Page Top

#4 Snowden has said the FBI already has access to the phone.

The Russians told him?

Posted by Pappy 2016-03-22 12:31|| 2016-03-22 12:31|| Front Page Top

#5 Pappy: Probably the other way around.

Posted by Iblis 2016-03-22 12:38|| 2016-03-22 12:38|| Front Page Top

#6 The Hidabeest told the Russians, but she didn't know it, at the time, and at this point, what difference does it make?

Posted by Bobby 2016-03-22 13:00|| 2016-03-22 13:00|| Front Page Top

#7 You're getting mean Bobby.
I like that.

Posted by Shipman 2016-03-22 19:25|| 2016-03-22 19:25|| Front Page Top

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