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Re:Apple Is Said to Be Working on an iPhone Even It Can’t Hack by jonknee on Thursday February 25, 2016 @12:38AM (#11172591)
> If the NSA really wanted to crack the Secure Enclave, I have very little doubt about their ability to carry it out.

Well they certainly really want to crack the Secure Enclave, so maybe this case is moot.

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Re:Apple Is Said to Be Working on an iPhone Even It Can’t Hack by TWAndrews on Thursday February 25, 2016 @01:40AM (#11172760)
The NSA cracking the Secure Enclave is not the same as the FBI cracking the Secure Enclave.
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Re:Apple Is Said to Be Working on an iPhone Even It Can’t Hack by jonknee on Thursday February 25, 2016 @09:57AM (#11174807)
If the NSA can't crack the Secure Enclave in a terrorism case, it's not super useful that the NSA can crack the Secure Enclave.
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Re:Apple Is Said to Be Working on an iPhone Even It Can’t Hack by Zigurd on Thursday February 25, 2016 @11:13AM (#11175354)
Perhaps the NSA is savvy enough to know that a heroic effort isn't needed, and that the FBI is mostly looking to set precedent rather than find anything worth the cost and risk of chip-hacking.
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