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DoJ Discovers 'Possible Method' for Unlocking iPhone, Asks Court to Delay Tuesday Hearing With Apple [Update: Postponed]
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Probably they were worried about a precedent that went against them.
Or iOS isn't as secure as Apple claims to be... Apple is just using this as PR...Apple will eventually forced to coporate... So all this noise is Apple trying to make people think Apple is the victim...
I see two possibilities:
The FBI was under intense pressure to make this case go away due to the unexpected backlash directed at the government and the very likely possibility the FBI would lose, and in the next few weeks we hear, "We got what we needed, okay bye, please forget this ever happened."
Or, the FBI is playing theatrics to try and weaken the argument they are trying to set a precedent, by appearing to try and exercise all other possible options before asking Apple to help.
Either way the FBI looks incompetent.
The FBI was under intense pressure to make this case go away due to the unexpected backlash directed at the government and the very likely possibility the FBI would lose, and in the next few weeks we hear, "We got what we needed, okay bye, please forget this ever happened."
Or, the FBI is playing theatrics to try and weaken the argument they are trying to set a precedent, by appearing to try and exercise all other possible options before asking Apple to help.
Either way the FBI looks incompetent.
Now I'm curious as to what the "update" means. What was postponed?
Edit: Ah, I understand now. The hearing did get postponed. I thought at first that the FBI was postponing getting into the phone.
Edit: Ah, I understand now. The hearing did get postponed. I thought at first that the FBI was postponing getting into the phone.
If I were Apple I would go on the offensive to put keep these fools on their heels.
It's not over until it's over.
It's not over until it's over.
Good and bad . . .
Good: Apple doesn't have to make GovtOS (Not that they were going to)
Bad: There's a vulnerability somewhere.
Edit: Was the outside party John McAfee?
He's busy eating his shoe after he realized he couldn't hack the iPhone.
One of if not "the" FBI agent that initially triaged the device was probably going to get destroyed on the cross examination. Reading Apple's Erik (Can't pronounce his last name) statements taken under oath will probably make the FBI look like lying fools. Need to find a link to his sworn testimony.
Note: Erik was set to testify also.
Looks like they see the way the wind is blowing, and fear setting the wrong precedent.
Translation for those that don't speak legal jargon, here's what the FBI just said: We got caught with our pants down, the public called us out on it and rather than continue down this PR nightmare, it is much easier to pay a hacker to hack the iPhone than force Apple to do it.
Yeah about that. I never saw the LIVE, TELEVISED event. I'm a little bitter about that.
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They can't be forced to cooperate. The law clearly states without being open to interpretation that the FBI cannot make a company create something that doesn't exist.
There have been so many intelligence officials saying it can be done without Apple, just saw someone else speak out making this very statement yesterday, makes me wonder if they felt they were going to get challenged By Apple in Court on getting assistance and lose the verdict they wanted due to that. Also wonder if maybe their experts who filed their amicus weren't as well versed with how they approached things and concerned about how their testimony would look in court.
iOS 9.3 does have some security update to iMessage if I read correctly when I updated one of my devices today. Someone brought this up in their post about the coincidence of this happening same day. Made me wonder too.
I do find this all very curious. Wonder if the Update filing will be ex parte.
You know it's also possible that they were concerned that using the All Writs Act as justification was being stretched so thin that it was about to rubberband on them and didn't want to see a court ruling made on it. Wonder if we'll ever know what went on behind the scenes with regard to this Motion to Vacate the hearing date and the whole case.
iOS 9.3 does have some security update to iMessage if I read correctly when I updated one of my devices today. Someone brought this up in their post about the coincidence of this happening same day. Made me wonder too.
I do find this all very curious. Wonder if the Update filing will be ex parte.
You know it's also possible that they were concerned that using the All Writs Act as justification was being stretched so thin that it was about to rubberband on them and didn't want to see a court ruling made on it. Wonder if we'll ever know what went on behind the scenes with regard to this Motion to Vacate the hearing date and the whole case.
Disaster postponed. Wait until they try to brute force a iPhone 6/6S or 7 lol.
And by disaster I mean the FBI is going to look even dumber come fall.
I read this as the government worried that they won't win, but then trying to make Apple look bad but revealing that there may be loopholes in the phone. I'm extremely dismayed that our government is acting in this way against one of our most prized companies.
I seriously think these fools forgot to use Google for research.
The FBI used to store National Security Letter requests on 3"x5" placards. I'm not joking!!!
I wonder if Jon Stewart wishes that he's stuck around for one more year? He would be having so much fun with this election.
I wonder if Apple didn't agree to unlock it behind closed doors, along with the DOJ issuing the statement we're now seeing? Everyone wins. Apple can continue to insist they're protecting the customer, and the govt gets the phone unlocked. One of those win/win situations.