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A comment on U.S. Drops California Case Against Apple After Accessing iPhone.

Re:U.S. Drops California Case Against Apple After Accessing ... by stephensurh on Monday March 28, 2016 @08:11PM (#11378566)
This doesn't really mean anything. The question is: Does Apple have the right to make an uncrackable phone? We have no resolution on that issue: Only the knowledge that the iPhone 5s is not such a phone.
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Re:U.S. Drops California Case Against Apple After Accessing ... by terminado on Monday March 28, 2016 @09:14PM (#11378863)
Hmmm, well, what metaphysical Right does the action of creating such a phone fall under, philosophically speaking?

Which broader Right is this specific activity a representation of?

What does the act of fabricating a secret keeper mean, and does a company gain rights, or are the rights of some set of individuals collectively conferred upon the company by default?

Would making a different object, such as a gun, alter said rights? Pretty sure the constitution says Apple can proceed without interference, but these are questions worth contemplating.

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