Thread: Apple's stand against the Feds

Did anyone catch this part?

The "method" for circumventing the iPhone's security wall was not disclosed. However, reports have circulated that several overseas firms, including Israel's Cellebrite, have touted possession of forensic hacking technologies that could siphon data from the mobile device without damaging it.

May be a good time to buy stock in good old-fashioned office supplies like: file cabinets, paper, pencils, ink, and typewriters.

Originally Posted by Suticat

Did anyone catch this part?

The "method" for circumventing the iPhone's security wall was not disclosed. However, reports have circulated that several overseas firms, including Israel's Cellebrite, have touted possession of forensic hacking technologies that could siphon data from the mobile device without damaging it.

I believe the FBI has this too. They just wanted full access to something they don't have now. They saw they weren't going to get it so the story goes they don't need it, to save face.

Hopefully, Apple will plug the hole..... Not that I would ever purchase anything made by Apple, Microsoft or any other closed source software supplier. Still, I suspect new vulnerabilities will be found and exploited by the spymasters under the guise of "preventing" this or that. The joke is that nothing any law enforcement agency finds on any electronic device will "prevent" something from happening. They only start poking around *after* something has happened, yet they insist on being given the right to be able to do this to anyone, at any time, under the guise of "prevention" without being overseen by someone in authority, such as a judge.

As for the FBI's case.... they pulled it when they felt their use of the ancient "All Writs Act" would be struck down, nullifying many of their previous cases, or at least that's how it looks to me..... but that's just my opinion and I don't even live in the USA!