On Fri, 26 Feb 2016 06:58:30 +0000, Mace wrote:
> In reply to "mjello" who wrote the following:
>
>> Should Apple help the FBI access the data on Syed Rizwan Farook's
>> encrypted cellphone?
>
> I would have to say no on this subject. In this instance they should
> give Apple the phone, have them crack it and give it back to the Feds.
> Giving the Feds the means to decrypt these phones at will is a slippery
> slope and someplace none of us wants to go. Let them ask for this
> service on a case by case basis backed with a court order for each.
> Giving them the ability to do this themselves leaves the public open to
> all types warrantless privacy invasion.
>
> Mace
I have a little experience with security and encryption - neither the FBI
nor Apple can "crack" the encrypted data. The court order just asks that
the OS not erase the data while the FBI makes a brute force attack in an
attempt to "crack" the password.
--
Doctor Detroit
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