Re:Ask HN: Apple v/s FBI: why the FBI doesnt give the iPhone...
by gus_massa on Friday March 11, 2016 @11:35AM
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IANAL.
1) Probably the FBI has too keep a close control of all the steps to make the evidence admissible in court. If not, how would be the judge sure an evil Apple employed has not made up the evidence?
2) If Apple can unlock this phone, the next day it would receive a full truck with phones from other FBI cases. And the next month a container with phones from other countries that are also fighting terrorism, like China or Russia or whatever country you prefer ...
1) Probably the FBI has too keep a close control of all the steps to make the evidence admissible in court. If not, how would be the judge sure an evil Apple employed has not made up the evidence?
2) If Apple can unlock this phone, the next day it would receive a full truck with phones from other FBI cases. And the next month a container with phones from other countries that are also fighting terrorism, like China or Russia or whatever country you prefer ...