It's very scary to see so many high ranking US government officials demonstrate how completely clueless they are when it comes to very basic technical concepts that affect our daily lives. I suppose she'd be totally cool with leaving her house door unlocked and open for anyone to enter. Or, as others have mentioned, these people are lying through their teeth for political purposes. Again, it's the fault of the American people who elect the morons who appoint these equally moronic cronies to high level government positions. In the end you reap what you sow.
Lynch's statement... typifies what appears to be a fundamental misunderstanding of modern encryption declared in recent days by high-ranking government players
Many of the statements from the government stem from ignorance or stupidity, but many are attempts to misdirect the public; to demonize Apple and get their way with the San Bernardino iPhone backdoor.
The BS that they are spewing is obviously unlikely to fool AppleInsider readers. However, the elderly group of voters in the USA who aren't tech savvy, the guppy-mouthed couch-potatos who live only for gossip and Judge Judy, those that cannot understand that there is little difference between, "Why should we care unless we have something illegal to hide" and the dystopian "Nineteen Eighty-Four" world painted by Orwell... all of these people are who the FBI and others are targeting.
Politicians blow with the breeze; if the voting public supports Apple, the FBI will get more resistance from those that could force Apple to create a backdoor. If the FBI and other can convince the voters to become an Apple lynch-mob, though, those same politicians will much more likely push Apple to do the wrong thing here.
More stupidity from Loretta Lynch. The 10 tries and delete data feature is the feature I want on a phone. It basically prevents side attacks, like those from the FBI, but they are intended to stop your regular phone thieves. The FBI needs to get more creative and figure out ways around this. I hope, with the billions of dollars they get in funding, which normal hackers do not have. If they can't do it, then hire someone else like Carnegie Mellon. I am sure there will be a graduate student that can figure this out in 2 weeks.
And it is not only about removing the 10 tries and delete feature, but the FBI had a laundry list of features they wanted implemented, all which has been presented in court documents. You can't believe anything these people say.
It's like saying we don't wont to break into your house, we just want you to unlock all doors while we are coming in to rob you... nothing wrong with that right? We should have the right to force you to do so! Well, maybe there are terrorist hidding in your house... you never know...
It's like saying we don't wont to break into your house, we just want you to unlock all doors while we are coming in to rob you... nothing wrong with that right? We should have the right to force you to do so! Well, maybe there are terrorist hidding in your house... you never know...
As for a possible solution to the dilemma at hand, Lynch suggests Apple treat the case like it would a normal customer service call. Again, this is technically sound theory considering the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health, Farook's former employer, owns the iPhone in question.
"I think in this case it's really important to note that the customer -- the actual customer of the phone that's an issue in the instant case -- is the one that's requested Apple's help," Lynch said. "So one way to simply resolve this is for Apple to work with its own customer and work out a way to resolve this issue."
Customer: I need you to hack my phone because I don't know my employee's passcode. Apple: Sorry we can't do that. Do a restore on your phone then reload from a backup. Customer: But I can't access a recent enough backup to be useful. Apple: There's nothing else we can do for you then. </case closed>
Don't you think that this is just plain sad? It's sad that she is offering a federal position/opinion on something she is unable to understand, sad that the world has to watch this, and sad that her boss sits idle and let's the whole thing unravel. Does he realize that his iPhone will also be at risk to hackers?
This is a perfect example of the dumbing down of America.
Harvard should seriously consider handing her diploma back to her along with a full refund plus interest. I know I'd be embarrassed if I let her graduate my institution.
If the FBI is low on manpower, can they conscript citizens to perform the duties of FBI agents? No. So why should they be able to effectively conscript Apple for their software lab and compel them to write a new version of the operating system? There's a difference between cooperation with law enforcement and becoming a de facto extension of law enforcement by creating new products for them through a court order.
In addition, should Apple lose and become an extension of law enforcement (and possibly the NSA, CIA and other alphabet agencies using warrants to get what they want), it is possible that Apple could then be considered an agent of a foreign power by countries less than friendly to the United States, putting Apple between bigger rocks.
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more like misdirection
>:x
The BS that they are spewing is obviously unlikely to fool AppleInsider readers. However, the elderly group of voters in the USA who aren't tech savvy, the guppy-mouthed couch-potatos who live only for gossip and Judge Judy, those that cannot understand that there is little difference between, "Why should we care unless we have something illegal to hide" and the dystopian "Nineteen Eighty-Four" world painted by Orwell... all of these people are who the FBI and others are targeting.
Politicians blow with the breeze; if the voting public supports Apple, the FBI will get more resistance from those that could force Apple to create a backdoor. If the FBI and other can convince the voters to become an Apple lynch-mob, though, those same politicians will much more likely push Apple to do the wrong thing here.
We ARE morons. After all we are going to elect either Donald or Hillary as POTUS. We get what we deserve.
lkrupp is right: We get precisely what we deserve.
And it is not only about removing the 10 tries and delete feature, but the FBI had a laundry list of features they wanted implemented, all which has been presented in court documents. You can't believe anything these people say.
Elect a Chicago politician, get Chicago politics.
Apple: Sorry we can't do that. Do a restore on your phone then reload from a backup.
Customer: But I can't access a recent enough backup to be useful.
Apple: There's nothing else we can do for you then.
</case closed>
Just remember it keeps terrorist's data safe and secure also.
This is a perfect example of the dumbing down of America.