Geoffrey A. Landis

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  • White House says FBI wants access to one iPhone, not blanket backdoor from Apple

    Geoffrey A. LandisGeoffrey A. Landis
    Unfortunately, the White House may be "arguing that the issue applies to just one iPhone in question", but the argument doesn't hold water. The way they are demanding that Apple open "just one iPhone in question" is to make a tool that can break the lock, and once they do this, that tool can break into any iPhone. Or every iPhone.
    But, what's worse is that this sets a precedent.  Once the US government says that a U.S. court has the power to demand this, then the European courts will say that it applies to them, too.  And then the Russian courts. And the Chinese courts.  And Saudi Arabian courts.  And Iranian courts.  And, of course, the government security agencies won't leave it alone.
    Basically: once you make a tool to open a back door into a phone, you can't pretend it's not there any more.  When you put a back door in, you are no longer really in charge of who gets to let themselves in.
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