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Re:ORWL – The first open source, physically secure computer by tajen on Thursday September 29, 2016 @01:53PM (#12607319)
Why is it potentially less secure than an iPhone? Attackers can't scan the RAM because of the enclosure, whereas they might do so on an iPhone, correct?
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Re:ORWL – The first open source, physically secure computer by VoidWhisperer on Thursday September 29, 2016 @02:17PM (#12607541)
Correct me if I am wrong, but if that was possible, wouldn't the FBI have had a lot less of a challenging time getting the data off of that guy's phone?
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Re:ORWL – The first open source, physically secure computer by krapp on Thursday September 29, 2016 @02:28PM (#12607646)
They didn't have a challenging time, they just paid some hackers to do it[0].

What they wanted was to set a legal precedent[1] which would allow any law enforcement agency to force manufacturers to subvert the security of their devices on demand.

[0]http://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-encryption-fbi-idUSK...

[1]https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/feb/25/fbi-direc...

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