Apple letter about FBI
Apple letter about FBI
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- cannonball19782
While I applaud the intention, I'm not sure why this is necessary. You can't compel a company to invent something that does not exist yet.
- incent what? a backdoor?fadein11
- invent a version of iOS, only for that phone, that allows brute force entry, simple passcodes and an encryption keymonospaced
- ^ I didn't really think the issue was that it was hard to do at all - more the precedent it set - as if Apple couldn't bang that out in 24hours?fadein11
- I agree, it's probably not hard to do, but it opens up a whole shitstorm of evil possibilities that Apple isn't comfortable with, as it risks consumer trustmonospaced
- Totally agree also. Also think that letter is clever PR (or necessary PR) - they know they are going to have to do it.fadein11
- It's certainly PR, and necessary PR, but it's also something they take very seriously. They know the power of public outrage too.monospaced
- Good for them for standing their ground. They are going to get steam rolled up the ass but w/e, they have made their pointterry_cloth