Mark Zuckerberg Backs Apple in Its Refusal to Unlock iPhone

Re:Mark Zuckerberg Backs Apple in Its Refusal to Unlock iPhone by citizensixteen on Tuesday February 23, 2016 @03:14AM (#11157347)

>I'm really trying to figure out what this case is really about, vs. what the players are saying it is about.

If the government hacks the iPhone themselves, they don't get the legal precedent they are so desperate to establish in this case. This paves the way for legislation that forces technology companies to install backdoors in software/hardware. This case is not about the data on the phone itself, the government is simply continuing the crypto wars.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crypto_Wars

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Re:Mark Zuckerberg Backs Apple in Its Refusal to Unlock iPhone by droopybuns on Saturday February 27, 2016 @11:17AM (#11187496)

I think that Apple is concerned about class action lawsuits that will target Tim Cooks claims that not even apple can access customer data.

They are really in a terrible position. No CEO wants to do interviews dedicated to a conflict with law enforcement. This is about a massive pile of unaccessable cash and the threat of a major lawsuit.

It makes sense that cook wants to invest in legislators who will listen to their lobbying cash and provide class action protection over gambling in the courts.

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Re:Mark Zuckerberg Backs Apple in Its Refusal to Unlock iPhone by vehementi on Tuesday February 23, 2016 @09:51AM (#11159180)

The government is not capable of hacking the phone themselves.

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