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Apple Resisting FBI Demand That the Crack the IPhone

Abbazorkzog said:
What scares me about this fiasco is if the FBI gets into the server, the CIA will then have access through the FBI, and then China will have access to the CIA through the FBI through Apple - as a huge chunk of Apple does business in China. So... yeah.
But we've come to a conundrum here. If the FBI loses, they also lose credibility, which gets the heat off Clinton because their investigation into her e-mails having classified material accessed by hostile governments (a la China) through a private server becomes a minor footnote in history that will quickly fade into the milieu and allow Clinton to steamroll Sanders and create her long-awaited left-wing dictatorship.
This year will be a very crucial one in this chapter in American history. This will truly be a make-or-break year for our nation. I'm truly shocked.
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If the judge in the San Bernadino case rules against Apple, certain steps will follow. Apple will have to construct a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) in which to do the work. The work itself will take anywhere from 4-6 weeks. I imagine all computer/SCADA devices in the SCIF will be "air-gapped" (not connected to the Internet). Security must be extremely high. No USB drives allowed. When the work is complete, all documents, project logs, digital devices must be thoroughly destroyed.
 
Simpleχity;1065613156 said:
If the judge in the San Bernadino case rules against Apple, certain steps will follow. Apple will have to construct a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) in which to do the work. The work itself will take anywhere from 4-6 weeks. I imagine all computer/SCADA devices in the SCIF will be "air-gapped" (not connected to the Internet). Security must be extremely high. No USB drives allowed. When the work is complete, all documents, project logs, digital devices must be thoroughly destroyed.
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One has to wonder what happens next time a similar request is made. Will it all have to happen all over again?
 
Abbazorkzog said:
What scares me about this fiasco is if the FBI gets into the server, the CIA will then have access through the FBI, and then China will have access to the CIA through the FBI through Apple - as a huge chunk of Apple does business in China. So... yeah.
But we've come to a conundrum here. If the FBI loses, they also lose credibility, which gets the heat off Clinton because their investigation into her e-mails having classified material accessed by hostile governments (a la China) through a private server becomes a minor footnote in history that will quickly fade into the milieu and allow Clinton to steamroll Sanders and create her long-awaited left-wing dictatorship.
This year will be a very crucial one in this chapter in American history. This will truly be a make-or-break year for our nation. I'm truly shocked.
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Without going into detail, it doesn't work that way.
 
What is noticeably void in the news of this battle is how much privacy American citizens have lost to date. The NSA, CI, FBI and IRS are in our bedrooms under our sheets not to mention corporate American banks, food and drug companies.
 
Simpleχity;1065613156 said:
If the judge in the San Bernadino case rules against Apple, certain steps will follow. Apple will have to construct a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) in which to do the work. The work itself will take anywhere from 4-6 weeks. I imagine all computer/SCADA devices in the SCIF will be "air-gapped" (not connected to the Internet). Security must be extremely high. No USB drives allowed. When the work is complete, all documents, project logs, digital devices must be thoroughly destroyed.
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Apple likely already has their own SCIF, or access to one.
The devices do not have to be destroyed, but wiped with a DOD level wipe.
 
rhinefire said:
What is noticeably void in the news of this battle is how much privacy American citizens have lost to date. The NSA, CI, FBI and IRS are in our bedrooms under our sheets not to mention corporate American banks, food and drug companies.
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And strangely, I do not feel any safer!
 
longview said:
Apple likely already has their own SCIF, or access to one.
The devices do not have to be destroyed, but wiped with a DOD level wipe.
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I'm sure Apple already has a SCIF ... no doubt exclusively dedicated to coding future iPhone/iPad iOS versions.

What the FBI demands will require a 4-6 week time frame. Is Apple supposed to swallow financial/time losses to do this caper?

With due diligence uppermost in mind (hence the court challenge), Apple would be wise to physically destroy all documents/logs/devices.
 
Simpleχity;1065613156 said:
If the judge in the San Bernadino case rules against Apple, certain steps will follow. Apple will have to construct a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) in which to do the work. The work itself will take anywhere from 4-6 weeks. I imagine all computer/SCADA devices in the SCIF will be "air-gapped" (not connected to the Internet). Security must be extremely high. No USB drives allowed. When the work is complete, all documents, project logs, digital devices must be thoroughly destroyed.
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And how about the hundreds of other devices either the Feds or state officials have already indicated they'd also like assistance accessing? I guess Apple just has to hire a small team to do nothing but assist the Feds and states with defeating Apple encryption.
 
JasperL said:
And how about the hundreds of other devices either the Feds or state officials have already indicated they'd also like assistance accessing? I guess Apple just has to hire a small team to do nothing but assist the Feds and states with defeating Apple encryption.
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Exactly. The Feds say this is a one-time operation. However, the NYC Police Commissioner said if the FBI court case is successful, he has 175 iPhone's waiting to be hacked.

This is the danger presented by the FBI court brief ... no end to government demands to hack into phones and weaken privacy measures.
 
JasperL said:
And how about the hundreds of other devices either the Feds or state officials have already indicated they'd also like assistance accessing? I guess Apple just has to hire a small team to do nothing but assist the Feds and states with defeating Apple encryption.
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What they really want is their own private back door!
 
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