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Judge Tells Apple To Help FBI Access San Bernardino Shooters' iPhone (engadget.com)

Posted by whipslash on from the slippery-slope dept.

An anonymous reader writes: After a couple shot 14 people in San Bernardino, CA before being killed themselves on December 2nd, the authorities recovered a locked iPhone. Since then, the FBI has complained it is unable to break the device's encryption, in a case that it has implied supports its desire for tech companies to make sure it can always have a way in. Today the Associated Press reports that a US magistrate judge has directed Apple to help the FBI find a way in. According to NBC News, the model in question is an iPhone 5c, but Apple has said that at least as of iOS 8 it does not have a way to bypass the passcode on a locked phone.

11 of 610 comments (clear)

  1. Let's also order the gun manufacturer by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    to revive the dead people.

  2. The code is.... by ChadSmith4920 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Unlock code: 072 (Virgins)

  3. Re:I can see it now... by binarylarry · · Score: 4, Funny

    Its pretty trivial to use this technique with Visual Basic, once you've identified the iOS device's IP address, you're home free.

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  4. 4 Digit Pin? by Greyfox · · Score: 1, Funny

    No problem. 0000. Nope. 0001. Nope. 0002. Nope...

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    1. Re:4 Digit Pin? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Well, your honor, we tried.

  5. Re:I can see it now... by Darinbob · · Score: 2, Funny

    Taking apart the chip gets you what? They've already got the encrypted data. If they key was on the phone and did not rely on any external key then they could just turn on the phone and it'd be done. So there's an external key that they don't have and will never get off of any chip.

    What the FBI is really saying is that they don't believe Apple. They're so used to spying that they probably find it inconceivable (yes it means what I think it means) that a big corporation would not also have a backdoor for spying.

  6. Re: I can see it now... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    They want to make it somewhat realistic ...

  7. Re:Huh? by JustAnotherOldGuy · · Score: 3, Funny

    Haha well... have you seen any APK spam lately?

    If you've managed to neuter that obnoxious scumbag (or even just slowed him way down), I salute you. Seriously.

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  8. Re:Huh? by FunkSoulBrother · · Score: 3, Funny

    Haha well... have you seen any APK spam lately?

    God-fucking bless man. Thank you. Dude must be stewing in his own juices angry

  9. Re: I can see it now... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    The ping is coming from. . .

    INSIDE THE HOUSE!

  10. Re:I can see it now... by Alumoi · · Score: 3, Funny

    There's No Such Agency in the US, you know :P