Tim Cook’s refusal to help FBI hack iPhone is validated by ‘WannaCry’ attack

Re:Tim Cook’s refusal to help FBI hack iPhone is validated b... by simonh on Monday May 15, 2017 @12:51PM (#14343066)

The recent hacks used NSA tech, the FBI had nothing to do with it. The OP is generalizing that un-closed vulnerabilities in the hands of any government agency are an unacceptable risk, which I agree with, but let's put the blame for the current issue where it belongs.

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Re:Tim Cook’s refusal to help FBI hack iPhone is validated b... by flexie on Monday May 15, 2017 @01:02PM (#14343153)

Agree and edited, although it really is two units under the same government - and that's where the blame belongs.

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Re:Tim Cook’s refusal to help FBI hack iPhone is validated b... by rhizome on Monday May 15, 2017 @01:33PM (#14343408)

but let's put the blame for the current issue where it belongs

Was GP generalizing, or overspecifying? Because from where I sit the responsibility (for not notifying Microsoft) does appear to lie within the Departments of Defense and Justice, and I wouldn't be surprised if the Venn diagram for the split responsibility is based on a simple division of labor.

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