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Friday, March 4, 2016

FBI's fight with Apple to unlock a terrorists iPhone

Now that it's been a month since the controversy between the FBI and Apple was reported, and some of the rhetoric and grand standing is over, I thought this story from UM's Computer Dept summed things up pretty good.

It explains exactly what the FBI is asking for
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It explains why Apple doesn't want to do it

What it doesn't explain is why the FBI doesn't employ smart enough computer scientists to do in-house what they are asking of Apple.  This is not rocket science or brain surgery, it's hotter!



But it does demonstrate the trade-offs between privacy and security.  How much privacy are you willing to give up to feel secure?

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