The FBI got super lucky especially because the 5s and up has more advanced and complete encryption (both in hardware and iOS) and the San Bernadino terrorist had a 5c device. On top of that, they had physical access to the device. They wouldn't be so lucky if they wanted to dig up conversation data WITHOUT the cooperation of the company administering the servers, using Whatsapp as an example. Obviously snooping encrypted conversations "in motion" as they put it is not possible. What they really need is for these companies to cooperate and provide data when needed. Companies will fight back of course, but there really has to be some happy medium where companies can feel safe providing necessary information to law enforcement and yet know that they aren't undermining the security and privacy of their users. That's really what this boils down to. But that will be a super tough thing to iron out in law, since it comes from a position of compromise - no one will be happy.
Also I think they should keep this private because you don't want that information known potentially by criminals who might potentially use that to steal personal information from things like stolen phones.
The iPhone 5s is more modern with the first 64 bit system-on-a-chip design. The 5c is an older design so whatever forensic analysis they could do to exploit a vulnerability in the 5c hardware is almost surely gone from the 5s onward being an entirely new design. Hopefully Apple will continue to be more careful with the security in their hardware designs, but I still think they should allow law enforcement a means of decrypting the contents of a phone for special situations like people involved in notorious crimes. Those types deserve no privacy. There needs to be special laws that can balance people's privacy with the need for law enforcement to investigate known criminals, especially ones that everyone knows is a bad guy, like a terrorist. Anyone who disagrees is basically saying "terrorists deserve the same protections as everyone else" and they'd be out of their mind for thinking that.
Several US officials spoke about the cyber campaign on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss it publicly. Much of the effort is classified.
If they aren't authorized to talk about it publicly then they need to be quiet, wtf.
Very interesting. If it catches on well enough and there are a high amount of purchases it might help pave the way for more mass production and other companies licensing the design and producing units thus making it a little more affordable and/or palatable for the rest of us.
I know one thing though, I'd have to invent a new curse word to describe the anger I'd have if I spilled my beverage of choice on it.
Maybe this will allow the US to finally hunt down Osama and Co. in presently unreachable areas of the Afghan terrain? Certainly that's the first thing that shot in my mind reading the excerpt as a purpose for this design.
Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego
and:
Oregon Trail
Fine piece of childrens software I grew up with on the Apple. Though I did have the original IBM PC hand-me-down with GW-BASIC as my home computer. Had a whopping 20MB hard drive too. Think the thing costed around 5000 back in 1984 or so.
I'd rather own four 1 GB memory sticks that I can easily store in a tiny pouch than that hard drive contraption that straps onto the PSP making it slightly bulky, clunky and ugly. Though the sum of the memory sticks would cost more, they should be faster in read/write times anyhow which is a big plus for some.
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Should probably be among the highest ranking factors from the set of heuristics they use to identify questionable people.
That's pretty much my life. Can I get a free t-shirt out of it? You know, for my troubles.
The FBI got super lucky especially because the 5s and up has more advanced and complete encryption (both in hardware and iOS) and the San Bernadino terrorist had a 5c device. On top of that, they had physical access to the device. They wouldn't be so lucky if they wanted to dig up conversation data WITHOUT the cooperation of the company administering the servers, using Whatsapp as an example. Obviously snooping encrypted conversations "in motion" as they put it is not possible. What they really need is for these companies to cooperate and provide data when needed. Companies will fight back of course, but there really has to be some happy medium where companies can feel safe providing necessary information to law enforcement and yet know that they aren't undermining the security and privacy of their users. That's really what this boils down to. But that will be a super tough thing to iron out in law, since it comes from a position of compromise - no one will be happy.
Also I think they should keep this private because you don't want that information known potentially by criminals who might potentially use that to steal personal information from things like stolen phones.
The iPhone 5s is more modern with the first 64 bit system-on-a-chip design. The 5c is an older design so whatever forensic analysis they could do to exploit a vulnerability in the 5c hardware is almost surely gone from the 5s onward being an entirely new design. Hopefully Apple will continue to be more careful with the security in their hardware designs, but I still think they should allow law enforcement a means of decrypting the contents of a phone for special situations like people involved in notorious crimes. Those types deserve no privacy. There needs to be special laws that can balance people's privacy with the need for law enforcement to investigate known criminals, especially ones that everyone knows is a bad guy, like a terrorist. Anyone who disagrees is basically saying "terrorists deserve the same protections as everyone else" and they'd be out of their mind for thinking that.
They are giving the terrorists an advantage and this is very bad.
Snowden is nothing but a troublemaker and is making it very hard for America to fight the bad guys.
Via the New York Post:
If they aren't authorized to talk about it publicly then they need to be quiet, wtf.
Very interesting. If it catches on well enough and there are a high amount of purchases it might help pave the way for more mass production and other companies licensing the design and producing units thus making it a little more affordable and/or palatable for the rest of us. I know one thing though, I'd have to invent a new curse word to describe the anger I'd have if I spilled my beverage of choice on it.
Maybe this will allow the US to finally hunt down Osama and Co. in presently unreachable areas of the Afghan terrain? Certainly that's the first thing that shot in my mind reading the excerpt as a purpose for this design.
YA RLY!
Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego and: Oregon Trail Fine piece of childrens software I grew up with on the Apple. Though I did have the original IBM PC hand-me-down with GW-BASIC as my home computer. Had a whopping 20MB hard drive too. Think the thing costed around 5000 back in 1984 or so.
I'd rather own four 1 GB memory sticks that I can easily store in a tiny pouch than that hard drive contraption that straps onto the PSP making it slightly bulky, clunky and ugly. Though the sum of the memory sticks would cost more, they should be faster in read/write times anyhow which is a big plus for some.
Judging by the handle you chose I'm left with little doubt why.
Another game to note is Postal 2. Although you attack both Bin Ladens and church priests in only one or a couple parts.