apple products

[cuznjohn]

here is what i don't understand, this can be a benefit for national security and possibly save other lives. why is this story on the news, why did apple post a statement for their customers. could this be a publicity stunt by apple to increase sales. stories like this should never make the news. all that apple had to do is take the phone and unlock it, then give it back to the FBI and never let anyone know that they did it.

as far as i am concerned, you do something like the two people did, you have no rights. the FBI could say they hacked the phone if they got any good information out of it and no one would know apple helped them. i would bet apple sales and stock goes up because of this.

 

[wyliec]

here is what i don't understand, this can be a benefit for national security and possibly save other lives. why is this story on the news, why did apple post a statement for their customers. could this be a publicity stunt by apple to increase sales. stories like this should never make the news. all that apple had to do is take the phone and unlock it, then give it back to the FBI and never let anyone know that they did it.

as far as i am concerned, you do something like the two people did, you have no rights. the FBI could say they hacked the phone if they got any good information out of it and no one would know apple helped them. i would bet apple sales and stock goes up because of this.

I agree, it should never have made the news. But, I don't think it was Apple that initiated the story. As usual it was a news hound that started it b/c he/she felt it was a good story; I think that's called freedom of the press.

 

[finless]

FYI, I happen to know it can be unlocked!
In fact the government doesn't know what they are doing.
There are even private companies that will enable a iPhone iTunes unlock service that fakes Apples server ID to unlock a locked iPhone.

Apple can do it too and they are blowing smoke.
Apple will, with proof of ownership, unlock a phone on their servers. This is for people that had a death in the family or just forgot their own iTunes info.

Oh and the FBI is not asking for a back door! They simply want this single phone unlocked. The Media is blowing this out of proportion!


Bob

 

[MMMII]

here is what i don't understand, this can be a benefit for national security and possibly save other lives.

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I wonder what else could be labeled as a benefit to national security and possibly save other lives... Let's ponder this very important question:

• National DNA registry
• Repeal of the 4th Amendment
• Eliminate Physician-patient privilege
• Eliminate Attorney client privilege
• Repeal the Freedom of Information act
• RFID chips embedded at birth for the purpose of citizen tracking
• etc..
• etc..

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