Apple ordered to bypass security lock which wipes data after 10 tries

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in apple on (#14TKH)
It is official. The iPhone is the best device to have for data privacy. Not even the resources available to the biggest three letter agencies in America can crack it. Apple has now been ordered to create a hack to get access to an iPhone and privacy supports are against. The primary concern is that if Apple can hack around their own security on the iPhone which would allow for data to be retrieved without triggering the device data wipe function then it will be repeatedly used by law enforcement in the future. Considering that the iPhone login was designed with this scenario in mind it could be difficult for even Apple to get around. There are fears expressed that the next step by the US Government would be to compel Apple to provide this solution for use by law enforcement and other agencies to violate the privacy of US Citizens.

The United States Government is out of control (Score: 3, Interesting)

by bsdguy@pipedot.org on 2016-02-23 22:17 (#14Y31)

This shows that the U.S. Federal Government is out of control, acts counter to the constitution and it's own laws. Just from a cursory glance the DOJ has just asked Apple to commit acts which are illegal under the DMCA. Of course that law has nothing to do with copyright, and everything to do with allowing big Hollywood and big Publishing to have ownership interest in the public's computers and digital files. With the DMCA you no longer own a book, you rather rent it from the copyright holder.
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