Re:Answers to your questions about Apple and security
by otterley on Monday February 22, 2016 @10:53AM
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Are you saying the Government has no legitimate interest in the contents of a suspect's or deceased's mobile phone?
Re:Answers to your questions about Apple and security
by zepto on Monday February 22, 2016 @11:01AM
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I believe that police forces have an interest in using whatever resources are legally available to them to pursue their inquiries, and as such, the FBI is acting according to its mission.
My position is that the government as a whole - including the legislative, executive, and Supreme Court, have a duty to national security and civil liberties that would be severely compromised if the FBI prevails here.
I agree with the ex director of the NSA, that strong encryption and secure devices are good for national security, and protect us against cyberterrorism, and that this is far more important than this individual case, and so the FBI should not be allowed to prevail.
There is clearly a vulnerability on top of which a backdoor could be built. But equating the two seems to be interpreting things in favor of the government.