Mar 28, 2016 sounds like it's unknown how they did it, but they've dropped the suit against Apple and have claimed success in getting into the San Bernardino iPhone. ...not sure what this means for privacy/security, knowing that they succeeded in creating their own backdoor.
Mar 28, 2016 The FBI got help from a third party. The fact that some group already had the exploit before the FBI is hilarious. What matters is that this controversy set the tone when it comes to privacy. I expect a lot more encryption conscious products to come in the future.
Mar 28, 2016 pretty sure that the "dissembler" that this guy references wouldn't give back human-readible information... and that it's encrypted. if it were truly that easy, then the FBI wouldn't have had to go to a 3rd party to accomplish the hack.
Mar 28, 2016 I've done a little more reading, and there is speculation that this was purely to set a precedent and that the NSA probably already knew how to do this.
Mar 28, 2016 also, wondering that even if the dissembler could provide non-encrypted human-readable data, then if it would be guaranteed for the security code would still even be stored on the ram at this point, or if that gets wiped upon unlocking, or after usage? essentially he's saying that because the pin was previously entered, it would be stored in easy-readable format in the ram (memory) itself an could be read. i duno if that's true.
Mar 28, 2016 again, why would they go through a 3rd party if this was just a ruse to try to make access even easier?
Mar 28, 2016 Because there was a huge backlash? This 3rd party definitely came forward earlier than right before court proceedings begin. That's a tactical withdraw.
Mar 28, 2016 Naw I get that they were trying to play apple. But what I'm saying is that if the NSA already knew how to do it, and it is so easy to do, then why did the FBI need to use a non-government 3rd party to hack the device?
Mar 28, 2016 A few days ago, it was widely reported that the FBI was consulting with an Israeli company called Cellebrite to try and hack the device.
Apr 1, 2016 I think we just have to accept that if the government wants out information, they will find a way to get it
