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Re:Apple Letter on iPhone Security Draws Muted Tech Industry... by simonh on Thursday February 18, 2016 @06:41PM (#11130341)
If Appke weren't able to update the software on your device, they really wouldn't be able to give you software updates. Since it's the software that enforces security, well you can sees where this is going.

It's not as easy as you imply. Denying themselves the ability to end run your security might well require them to not be able to upgrade or recover user devices. At all.

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Re:Apple Letter on iPhone Security Draws Muted Tech Industry... by teacup50 on Thursday February 18, 2016 @06:44PM (#11130362)
It's not as hard as you're implying; A locked device could support re-imaging by expunging all existing key material.

In general, Apple's guarantees about anonymity and security all assume that there is no risk to Apple sitting in a trust position. This case demonstrates why that's a bad idea.

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