Can Apple crack the San Bernardino killers' iPhone for the FBI? Sure, if they build an 'FBiOS'
by Xeni Jardin from on (#14BTZ)
The iPhone battle between the FBI and Apple isn't about getting help unlocking a terrorist's phone. It's about our government forcing Apple to invent a customized-on-demand version of its iOS operating system, effectively stripped of all security and privacy features. Command performance coding. As security researcher Dan Guido describes it in his widely cited technical explainer blog post, what they're asking for is an 'FBiOS.'