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by MaulingMonkey 3711 days ago
That's what parallel construction is for :(
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seanp2k2 3711 days ago
If they already had all the logs of everything happening on the Internet and cell networks for that device, why even go through hacking the device?
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justinlardinois 3711 days ago
My understanding is that the FBI wanted to see which, if any, third party messaging services the phone's owner was using and his usernames so they could serve a subpoena to those services.
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dantaylor08 3711 days ago
I don't even really trust that they _did_ hack it. Could just be a safe way out when they realized apple wouldn't back down.
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djsumdog 3711 days ago
This! Why does everyone believe this FBI PR bullshit? It's classic propaganda to save face.
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gcr 3711 days ago
To set a precedent.
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