Apple Encryption Engineers, If Ordered to Unlock iPhone, Might Resist

Re:Apple Encryption Engineers, If Ordered to Unlock iPhone, ... by plorkyeran on Thursday March 17, 2016 @07:29PM (#11308517)

> Is the FBI then going to make a grab for source code, signing keys, and conscript people to do the work?

I think it's become clear that they'd at least try.

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Re:Apple Encryption Engineers, If Ordered to Unlock iPhone, ... by hkmurakami on Thursday March 17, 2016 @07:45PM (#11308621)

Interesting. A draft targeting software engineers to forcibly enlist them in the government's "war on encryption".

What kind of dystopia are we living in again?

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Re:Apple Encryption Engineers, If Ordered to Unlock iPhone, ... by frandroid on Thursday March 17, 2016 @11:58PM (#11309778)

Not a draft. As we've seen in Snowden, there are tons of engineers who support the security state and will volunteer to serve.

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Re:Apple Encryption Engineers, If Ordered to Unlock iPhone, ... by ridgeguy on Thursday March 17, 2016 @09:37PM (#11309220)

I don't think this could happen without enabling legislation.

The U.S. military draft required passage of the Selective Service Act [1] Something similar would be required before Apple's coders could be forced to carry out court orders directed at Apple, the corporation. Even in these times (so far!) I think this wouldn't happen.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selective_Service_Act_of_1917

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Re:Apple Encryption Engineers, If Ordered to Unlock iPhone, ... by deegles on Thursday March 17, 2016 @07:53PM (#11308666)

Unfortunately I'm sure there are at least a few engineers with the expertise necessary who would happily agree to work with the FBI (for whatever reason.)

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Re:Apple Encryption Engineers, If Ordered to Unlock iPhone, ... by giancarlostoro on Thursday March 17, 2016 @08:15PM (#11308801)

Maybe engineers with military history.

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