Personal privacy v national security

[barbara]

Apple is resisting creating a back door for the iPhone which is a request from the FBI.




http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/16/us/san...r-phone-apple/

[icenine]

I think Apple should at least let the FBI see if there is information about the possibility of another terrorist link on that phone. Some of those people killed probably were Apple customers too.

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by icenine

I think Apple should at least let the FBI see if there is information about the possibility of another terrorist link on that phone. Some of those people killed probably were Apple customers too.

They can't do that without cracking their own 'uncrackable' security. They actually may not be able to. But if they can, all the iphones will no longer be 'uncrackable.'

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

They can't do that without cracking their own 'uncrackable' security. They actually may not be able to. But if they can, all the iphones will no longer be 'uncrackable.'

And then the government will get hacked (again) and all sorts of people will be in your phone.

[Dondilion]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

They can't do that without cracking their own 'uncrackable' security. They actually may not be able to. But if they can, all the iphones will no longer be 'uncrackable.'

So it is also about marketing.

[icenine]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

They can't do that without cracking their own 'uncrackable' security. They actually may not be able to. But if they can, all the iphones will no longer be 'uncrackable.'

I think if you engineer the encryption you can unencrypt it.

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by icenine

I think if you engineer the encryption you can unencrypt it.

Here is a number: [secret]

Here is another number: 50241606

The second number is the first number, encrypted. It was encrypted by the ridiculously simple method of dividing the secret number by a constant, the 'key.' There, you know how the encryption was engineered. What is the secret number?

[CarlV]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

That is a ridiculously old PC article in computer technology terms. iphone 6 security does not tie to the UID, doing so vastly decreases the key universe.

That was the first article I found in a fast 3 second search to show credibility to what I was trying to get across. It can be done. The odds for having your identity stolen are slim but always there.

Originally Posted by icenine

I think if you engineer the encryption you can unencrypt it.

+1, absolutely.


Carl

[merrylander]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

They can't do that without cracking their own 'uncrackable' security. They actually may not be able to. But if they can, all the iphones will no longer be 'uncrackable.'

Why would that be the case? If Apple does it on their premises, gets out the information for the FBI, then reloads the iPhone who other than Apple has gained access to the code?

Then I have only worked with computers since 1963 so what do I know ? Other that Tim Cook's eyes are brown.

[CarlV]

Apple should remove the information and hand it over. If Apple has no employee they can trust do do it then they should let somebody who can do it. This is about innocent lives and not keeping next I-phone's features a secret.


Carl