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Re:Apple to Close iPhone Security Hole That Police Use to Cr... by threeseed on Wednesday June 13, 2018 @07:35PM (#17307955)
Except that countries like Russia, China et al can demand that Apple hand over those codes. Much better that Apple is not in the business of being the gatekeeper for hundreds of millions of users.
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Re:Apple to Close iPhone Security Hole That Police Use to Cr... by Veedrac on Wednesday June 13, 2018 @07:39PM (#17307983)
They can already demand the keys to the kingdom.
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Re:Apple to Close iPhone Security Hole That Police Use to Cr... by ceejayoz on Wednesday June 13, 2018 @07:49PM (#17308047)
It's a lot easier to say no if there are no keys to the kingdom.
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Re:Apple to Close iPhone Security Hole That Police Use to Cr... by threeseed on Wednesday June 13, 2018 @07:49PM (#17308045)
Exactly.

And having more mechanisms by which they can access user data is not something that ever should be encouraged.

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