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  • Tim Cook calls FBI backdoor demand 'dangerous,' vows to fight case

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    "Apple estimates it would take a supercomputer over five and a half years to crack a six-digit passcode with lowercase letters and numerals. Brute-forcing a stronger passcode could take decades. In short, iOS was built to withstand the very attack vectors proposed by the FBI. "

    So they get their weakened system and STILL won't be able to     accomplish their alleged goal. Cook was being kind, these people are morons.
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  • Donald Trump says Apple should back down in San Bernardino case

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    " It's quite possible there is valuable info there."

    That they crushed to complete destruction their other two private phones leads me to expect there's nothing on that work phone that isn't work related. They pulled their computer hard drive "spontaneously" and the FBI etc. have never found it.  Yet this phone was just abandoned? That signals unimportant.
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  • Donald Trump says Apple should back down in San Bernardino case

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    muppetry said:
    zoetmb said:
    Help law enforcement do what job?   They already know who committed the murders and they know why.   Even if Apple could open the phone, what do you think is going to be on there?   My bet is absolutely nothing of significance.   But let's say there is:   let's say there's some text message or phone message recorded with some ISIS member in Iraq or Afghanistan who told them "kill as many Americans as you can".    What's that going to do?  We're never going to find that person.   So this is all much ado about nothing.  We don't need a specific message to know that there are terrorists who want to kill Americans.   

    The Government gets us to give up our rights by creating fear.   Trump, Cruz et al, get us to give up our rights by creating fear.

    In the U.S., more people have been killed by ladder accidents than by terrorism.   In 2012, 10 Americans were killed by terrorists, 2 were injured and 3 more were kidnapped.   In 2013, the numbers were 16 killed, 17 injured and 12 kidnapped.   From the CDC: "In 2011, work-related ladder fall injuries (LFIs) resulted in 113 fatalities (0.09 per 100,000 full-time equivalent* [FTE] workers), an estimated 15,460 nonfatal injuries reported by employers that involved ≥1 days away from work (DAFW), and an estimated 34,000 nonfatal injuries treated in EDs."

    I forget the number of people killed by guns in the U.S. each year, but I think it's around 30,000 (not including suicides) and no one gives a crap.   Why?   Because in that case, we care more about our supposed Constitutional rights than we do about the result.    The same should be true about intrusions into our phones.   Theoretically, I don't have a problem with Apple opening this phone (if indeed they can) once ordered by the Court.   The problem is that opens a can of worms where, as others have posted, the FBI, CIA and police units will go to court in order to get the tool to use for themselves.   And if Apple can do it, hackers can do it.  And once hackers can do it, that makes all of us, far less safe.
    I'm sure that they are primarily looking for contacts in the US, as they should be. 
    That takes a simple warrant to the service provider for the phone records and EVERY number contacted is available.
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  • Harvard study says Apple's Tim Cook was right: encryption bans, backdoors wouldn't work

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    mobius said:
    Okeeeey...but why did we need a Harvard University study and a cryptography expert to tell us something this obvious?
    Because the cops, here and abroad, keep pushing it.

    The Harvard people aren't terrorists OR selling hardware so they can offer a neutral viewpoint to counter the "puppies will die" of the grandstanding pols.
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  • Apple acknowledges 'Error 53' glitch, says it's part of Touch ID security [u]

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    mknelson said:

    Are you able to provide a motive for them *not* doing something less drastic?
    Bricking the phone does seem harsh.

    Ultimately my concern is where did the parts come from? If the repair centre isn't Apple authorized the parts can only be second-hand salvage parts, counterfeit, or possibly stolen from the production line.
    Think of it as one of those steering wheel locks. Renders the item unusable until security is ensured. 

    Oh oh and the only "moron" here is the one insisting the phone is permanentlyt disabled aka "bricked" when it so obviously isn't since Apple has a process for restoring the security elements synchronization after replacement. 
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