News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Apple dropped plan for encrypting backups after FBI complained. Parent comment

Re:Apple dropped plan for encrypting backups after FBI compl... by president on Tuesday January 21, 2020 @05:20PM (#22112298)
No. How the technology works is irrelevant when the end result is that the government wants the data.

If your boss asks you to build a machine that produces a widget, does he really care what your code looks like? Probably not. In the same vein, Apple can figure out whatever solution they want, whether it involves conventional use of encryption keys or not, to provide a system where the Chinese government can get access to their users' data.

It's really not that hard.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Apple dropped plan for encrypting backups after FBI compl... by scarface74 on Tuesday January 21, 2020 @05:50PM (#22112606)
Do you have any proof? Any citations from security experts?
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Apple dropped plan for encrypting backups after FBI compl... by president on Tuesday January 21, 2020 @06:38PM (#22112985)
It doesn't take Bruce Schneier to understand how laws work.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Apple dropped plan for encrypting backups after FBI compl... by scarface74 on Tuesday January 21, 2020 @06:51PM (#22113095)
And you still haven’t provided proof that it is required or that Apple has uploaded users private keys or given up private keys.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Apple dropped plan for encrypting backups after FBI compl... by president on Thursday January 23, 2020 @12:33PM (#22129603)
At this point, you're either a shill or a troll or did not earn your high school GED.
[ Parent | on HN ]