Microsoft, Google, Facebook Back Apple in Blocked Phone Case

Re:Microsoft, Google, Facebook Back Apple in Blocked Phone Case by harryh on Friday February 26, 2016 @05:37PM (#11184818)

Apple can't access your personal information unless they are in physical possession of the phone. And, whether they have built the GovOS piece of software already or not, is essentially irrelevant to how easy it is.

If the only reason they can't get at your data is because they haven't compiled some code yet that's ALMOST NO PROTECTION AT ALL! Anyone making a buying decision based on Apple's failure to compile a simple piece of code is nuts!

Like, if you gave me a private document while I had my eyes closed and I said "Trust me, I can't see your data, I have my eyes closed. And I'm not going to open them." that would be crazy right? Building GovOS is the equivalent of opening my eyes.

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Re:Microsoft, Google, Facebook Back Apple in Blocked Phone Case by progressive_dad on Friday February 26, 2016 @05:42PM (#11184848)

I think you underestimate the value of trust in business and government. Its a common failing in the hacker ethos. Just because you CAN mess with the programming of an elevator the president uses every day doesn't mean you SHOULD.

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