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Link: Faced with an iPhone they can?t unlock, cops again turn to Apple for help | Ars Technica
This article highlights Apple stance regarding end-to-end encryption (the need for such) and privacy.
"Dreifach seemed to indicate that the question of the All Writs Act was nearly moot, highlighting that on devices running iOS 8 or higher, there is "a feature that prevents anyone without the device’s passcode from accessing the device’s encrypted data. This includes Apple."
"Soon, it will be impossible for Apple to access encrypted cell phones because very few phones have operating software older than iOS 8," he e-mailed Ars. "In that sense, they are telling the government to buzz off. I thought it was candid in that [Apple] did not claim the request was unduly burdensome in isolation, but set some parameters as to how it would become unduly burdensome.""
This article highlights Apple stance regarding end-to-end encryption (the need for such) and privacy.
"Dreifach seemed to indicate that the question of the All Writs Act was nearly moot, highlighting that on devices running iOS 8 or higher, there is "a feature that prevents anyone without the device’s passcode from accessing the device’s encrypted data. This includes Apple."
"Soon, it will be impossible for Apple to access encrypted cell phones because very few phones have operating software older than iOS 8," he e-mailed Ars. "In that sense, they are telling the government to buzz off. I thought it was candid in that [Apple] did not claim the request was unduly burdensome in isolation, but set some parameters as to how it would become unduly burdensome.""
