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Originally Posted by FlameOn
If that's the case, they already have the keys and aren't being asked to create something new. One thing is if you trust them with the keys or not.
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That's not the case though, the court order specifically requests creating something new because they can't decrypt the data because they don't have the key.
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Originally Posted by FlameOn
They've admitted they have the capability to do so for iOS9 which has encryption.
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Where? Unless the phone emails Apple a copy of the key every time you change your passcode, then they don't have the key.
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It's no longer a question of whether or not security is compromised or even if it's a matter of costing the company money devoting engineering resources for creation of a tool. So if the capability is there, Apple already has it and has in the past cooperated with law enforcement, why is there such a stink now?
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There's a stink now because that's what's different about this request. They're asking Apple to create a tool that doesn't exist yet to help them brute force the pass code.
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Originally Posted by FlameOn
That means Apple already has the keys and it's merely stalling because of a dent to it's reputation.
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They don't have the keys, if they did then the court would have requested the keys, instead they're requesting a tool to brute force the passcode because the only thing that knows the key is the device itself.
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Originally Posted by FlameOn
Is creation of a tool for the FBI to use rather than passing the request directly to Apple such a big concern?
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Yes, because governments can and will illegally abuse tools and information for their own benefits to the detriment of the public and also have shown they can't keep things perfectly secured (no one can) so any tool has a chance of making into the hands of the people that the tool was ostensibly created to combat in the first place.
What if the government of Israel request this tool? China?