Apple can comply with the FBI court order

Re:Apple can comply with the FBI court order by delroth on Wednesday February 17, 2016 @10:05AM (#11118259)

The FBI explicitly requested a firmware image that is bound to a specific device (by checking a unique ID -- read the court order please). That signed image would not be usable on other devices without going through Apple again.

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Re:Apple can comply with the FBI court order by st3v3r on Wednesday February 17, 2016 @02:24PM (#11120470)

So what? How would Apple be able to say yes in this case, but no in the next case? Developing such a system when none exists is effectively creating a back door for every iOS device out there.

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Re:Apple can comply with the FBI court order by ptaipale on Wednesday February 17, 2016 @04:49PM (#11121710)

> How would Apple be able to say yes in this case, but no in the next case?

Well, because an actual judge would be required to make such a decision, and in each case, the merits would be assessed separately. So Apple could say no, and a judge might agree with them "right, the government has no grounds here".

(IANAL, and IANEAA - I am not even an American).

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Re:Apple can comply with the FBI court order by st3v3r on Thursday February 18, 2016 @12:59PM (#11127747)

That is extremely difficult to do after it's already been revealed that Apple has the capability to do so.

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Re:Apple can comply with the FBI court order by koenigdavidmj on Wednesday February 17, 2016 @12:11PM (#11119336)

And then they know that this is a simple change to an if statement the next time they want to do this.

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Re:Apple can comply with the FBI court order by yorwba on Wednesday February 17, 2016 @01:27PM (#11120038)

Presumably that change would invalidate the signature.

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Re:Apple can comply with the FBI court order by st3v3r on Wednesday February 17, 2016 @02:25PM (#11120478)

So? They'd compel Apple to resign the firmware.

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Re:Apple can comply with the FBI court order by jbdigriz on Thursday February 18, 2016 @04:27AM (#11124621)

Not an Apple fan so genuinely curious how this unique ID is secured.

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