Re:FBI Paid More Than $1M to Hack San Bernardino iPhone
by djrogers on Thursday April 21, 2016 @08:58PM
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Why would you expect them to be responsible with money that isn't theirs?
Your argument would work for an individual, and to a lesser extent a corporation (where money spent comes out of profit and would be balanced against benefit), but the government plays with your money - not their own.
If they want to get into a hundred phones, they'll just ask congress for an appropriation for $100m. And since the government is one of its own largest lobbyists, it'll happen.
Re:FBI Paid More Than $1M to Hack San Bernardino iPhone
by Joof on Friday April 22, 2016 @12:00AM
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They don't have unlimited money. If they can bring it down to $1000 per phone to crack, they still can't crack millions of phones without wondering why their budget is allocated this way.
Your argument would work for an individual, and to a lesser extent a corporation (where money spent comes out of profit and would be balanced against benefit), but the government plays with your money - not their own.
If they want to get into a hundred phones, they'll just ask congress for an appropriation for $100m. And since the government is one of its own largest lobbyists, it'll happen.