3 Theories About How the FBI May Open a Locked iPhone of a San Bernardino Shooter
There are several theories about how the FBI will unlock an iPhone without the help of Apple.
There are several theories about how the FBI will unlock an iPhone without the help of Apple.
Alongside the battle in the courts over the demand by the FBI that Apple AAPL -0.01%unlock the San Bernardino terrorist’s iPhone, there is also a public relations battle. Public opinion is pretty split on the matter.
Even if a court orders Apple to comply with the FBI’s request to unlock an iPhone, engineers may refuse to develop the technology that would make it possible.
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Apple took its final legal shot at the FBI before next week’s courtroom showdown over unlocking an iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters. Apple’s legal team warned in court papers of “serious risks” to the privacy of “millions of citizens” if a federal judge orders the tech giant to…
Former White House official Richard Clarke said the NSA “would have solved this problem” of unlocking an encrypted iPhone of the San Bernardino shooter.
The FBI wants Apple to open another iPhone.
Apple is worried the FBI could begin spying on people using an iPhone’s to camera or microphone.
The Justice Department and FBI ramped up their legal assault against Apple on Thursday, saying in court papers that the technology grant is using “heated rhetoric” to interfere with a “modest” law enforcement demand to unlock one of the San Bernardino shooters’ iPhones.