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I detest Apple and almost everything about them, but I support them on this one.Apple Defies Court Order, Refuses To Comply With FBI Demand
Apple Defies Court Order, Refuses To Comply With FBI Demand | Second Nexus
Do you support Apple's decision to fight the FBI demand?
I detest Apple and almost everything about them, but I support them on this one.
Good for Apple. I am not much of a fan of their products, but this is a level of stones I think many other companies probably lack.
There is absolutely no need for this in order to solve and convict the case at hand, and what they are asking for is a sweeping back door that could be used to compromise any citizen's privacy to an extreme level.
I really respect that they're actually standing up to this.
February 16, 2016
A Message to Our Customers
The United States government has demanded that Apple take an unprecedented step which threatens the security of our customers. We oppose this order, which has implications far beyond the legal case at hand.
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Customer Letter - Apple
Good for Apple. I am not much of a fan of their products, but this is a level of stones I think many other companies probably lack.
There is absolutely no need for this in order to solve and convict the case at hand, and what they are asking for is a sweeping back door that could be used to compromise any citizen's privacy to an extreme level.
I really respect that they're actually standing up to this.
I don't think "reasonable technical assistance" is too much to ask and a national security role.
I dont think what the FBI is asking in this case is "reasonable technical assistance" though
I don't think "reasonable technical assistance" is too much to ask and a national security role.
Yes, I support it. We are making a monumental mistake when the government appeals to a product manufacture to break into the product after the sale.
They are asking them to invent technology that does not exist in order to hack the phones... that is not reasonable technical assistance.
Do you support Apple's decision to fight the FBI demand?
I detest Apple and almost everything about them, but I support them on this one.
Do you support Apple's decision to fight the FBI demand?
I detest Apple and almost everything about them, but I support them on this one.
If it was done under a search warrant issued by a judge, and they could do it in a way that didn't teach the FBI how to do it to others, and nothing other than the information listed in the warrant was removed from the phone, then maybe I would support it so they could see if the guy had accomplices that could still be out there and planning part two right now. But, I do not support the government requiring Apple or any other tech company putting in "backdoors" into their tech. There's no such thing as a backdoor. Any door is a front door for anyone to come through. Plus, I don't trust the US government to not infringe on my privacy any more than I trust the Chinese or Russians or hackers trying to get into my bank account.
The Fourth Amendment still exists.
I don't think "reasonable technical assistance" is too much to ask and a national security role.
That's what the judge ordered.
They are asking them to invent technology that does not exist in order to hack the phones... that is not reasonable technical assistance.
Worse... the government is mandating that a private company assist in a government exercise.
The FBI doesn't care about Apple's bottom line. If I were Apple I would fight this with a team of the best attorneys money could buy.
Do you support Apple's decision to fight the FBI demand?
I detest Apple and almost everything about them, but I support them on this one.
The reporting on this story has been horrible.
Depending on which news source you listen to, it's either reported as the FBI wants Apple to do what Apple has previously done to 70 iPhones already, to the FBI is demanding that Apple merely disable the security data wipe, to the FBI demanding that Apple has to reverse the data encryption (which is mathematically next to impossible), to the FBI demanding a back door from Apple such that they can crack open all the iPhones.
If it's the same procedure that Apple has done to 70 other phones, they should do it, precedence has been set.
If it's come up with a way to decrypt the encrypted data without the keys, Apple should tell the FBI to get stuffed.
If it's demanding the Apple put a back door in for all the phones, FBI, get stuffed.
So which is it already? This is important as it complete changes the situation.
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