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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 535003" data-attributes="member: 13090">Article states Apple has unlocked 70 iPhones since 2008. Great. Was Apple served with a warrant, or a subpoena to do so? The author conveniently glosses over this critical detail. Apple fully admits they cooperate with law enforcement when presented with a proper subpoena or warrant. Also, what version of iOS were these phones running? The article conveniently glosses over this detail as well. Not too mention 2008 to 2016 is eons in terms of evolution of technology and just because Apple's encryption wasn't something or other in 2008, doesn't mean it isn't something entirely different in 2016. Even the article states that cracking the iPhone 5C, while possible, would still require engineers to create something that does not currently exist. Further, going through the courts to obtain a warrant and then asking Apple to unlock a phone is very different than using a bit of 18th century law to get a court order compelling Apple to provide law enforcement with a backdoor into millions of devices carried by people outside the specifics of a particular case. That opinion seems to be shared by Apple. It appears to me the FBI is exploiting this case, using it as a springboard to gain carte blanche access to the personal data of millions of people without having to be bothered with such annoyances as following the law they are sworn to uphold. Apple is not saying that, but I think they're thinking it.</blockquote>

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