Article 16NSP If the FBI can force decryption backdoors, why not backdoors to turn on your phone's camera?

If the FBI can force decryption backdoors, why not backdoors to turn on your phone's camera?

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Cory Doctorow
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Eddy Cue, Apple's head of services, has warned that if the FBI wins its case and can force Apple to produce custom software to help break into locked phones, there's nothing in principle that would stop it from seeking similar orders for custom firmware to remotely spy on users through their phones' cameras and microphones. (more")

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