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by michaelt 3776 days ago
If that's the case, it sounds like the FBI are being very careless with evidence and passwords to suspects' phones, even in very high profile cases.

If they can't keep passwords secure, they aren't going to be able to keep this backdoored iOS version secure either.
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DonHopkins 3775 days ago
No no no, you don't understand it from the FBI's perspective: they NEED back-door access to all iPhones BECAUSE they are very careless with evidence and passwords all the time.
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jfoster 3776 days ago
That's essentially Apple's concern, isn't it? That they will want to increasingly rely on this version of iOS, and eventually accidentally compromise Apple's security model?
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michaelt 3775 days ago
Well, I assume Apple have multiple concerns - one is that the cops will leak the backdoor. But even if you could backdoor iOS in a way that couldn't leak, I think Apple would still oppose it.

Apple see this as the thin end of a wedge, establishing the principle that the feds can force Apple to put backdoors in iOS and Apple can't say no. The thick end of the wedge will have much wider scope and much less oversight.

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