Apple Executives Say New iPhones Also Vulnerable To 'Back Door' Requested By FBI
http://techcrunch.com/2016/02/19/apple-executives-say-new-iphones-also-vulnerable-to-back-door-requested-by-fbi/?ncid=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29 The executives -- speaking on background -- also explicitly stated that what the FBI is asking for -- for it to create a piece of software that allows a brute force password crack to be performed -- would also work on newer iPhones with its Secure Enclave chip. Our previous reporting had included statements to this regard, but it's worth reiterating. This is a battle Apple is fighting for all iPhones, not just older models. Apple's executives said that the methods the FBI are ordering it to use in bypassing the iPhone's security could be used as a template or master key that could unlock more devices in the future. The FBI's original order and the subsequent government filings have consistently stated that the kinds of access it is looking for would be limited to this single device. - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein ([email protected]): http://www.vortex.com/lauren Founder: - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com Google+: http://google.com/+LaurenWeinstein Twitter: http://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com I have consulted to Google, but I am not currently doing so -- my opinions expressed here are mine alone. _______________________________________________ pfir mailing list http://lists.pfir.org/mailman/listinfo/pfir
