Resolution in FBI-Apple case prolongs larger legal battle

A very touchy subject...I speak only for myself but if it is for the Security of the Nation I am all for it. I have nothing on my phone to hide. As long as there is a Warrant to unlock someone's phone I do not see the issue.

If opening someone's phone can save a life.....then damn it, I'm all in.

John C I guarantee that every one has some totally innocent info on their smart phone that could be twisted by prosecutors to put you in jail for things they never did. "I don't have any thing to hide" does not work when they have you in their sights and there are cases even before the digital age to show that. How much more could they implicate you with your phone data.

So what did they find on the phone?

So what did they find on the phone?

Trust me, the FBI would never divulge any pertinent information, at least, not until they have everything they need that could help them in this ongoing investigation, once they have all the info they need, they might tell some of the findings, but don't bet on the Feds telling you every little detail of their findings. Remember, everyone is watching including the terrorists. So they'll tell us what they want us to know when they're ready.

So what did they find on the phone?

Speculation, but it's easy to say what one can find on the phone is their contacts (who may or may not have connections to terrorist organizations), plus any information on any "secret" code words now being used by them to set up attacks. And also what "websites" the suspects were visiting. The Feds don't mess around, and probably only went to Apple to get the phone unlocked until they got a warrant so they could just do it themselves. Cell tech probably isn't that new to them, and what we get in the civilian market has probably been used by the defense departments for years before we ever get to see it.

So what they find on the phone?

My guess.

I love you, getting too hot. Let go to San Diego to swim. How about Disneyland?

FBI in east will translate they planned to bomb Military bases in So. Calf.

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/feds-say-apple-has-unlocked-suspects-iphones-at-least-70-times-in-the-past

This case was never about Apple unlocking iPhones/iPads for the FBI et al. A prosecutor/judge demanded that Apple make software to do the unlocking and Apple said no.

Companies say they’re determined to protect customers’ privacy against unwarranted intrusion.

And that's fine, but if you make systems that cannot be opened, even with a court order to do so, then you've created a system for criminals to store information that would be outside of the reach of the law, and that's not gonna fly. They need the ability to get to information if they have a court order to do so.

if you make systems that cannot be opened, even with a court order to do so, then you've created a system for criminals to store information that would be outside of the reach of the law, and that's not gonna fly.

I don't believe there is any legal requirement that a system you make must be able to be accessible by authorities.