[Swordmaker]

Eric Snowden fled to Hong Kong on May 20, 2013. The iPhone 5C in question was announced by Apple on September 10, 2013, almost five months after Snowden fled the country. How in hell could he have knowledge about what the FBI or the NSA could accomplish on an iPhone that was not yet released before he could have documents on it? Now add in the iOS 9 operating system installed on this iPhone which was released more than two years after Snowden fled. There is even less chance he could have any secret knowledge of the FBI’s abilities vis-a-vis iOS 9.

Snowden is extending his fifteen minutes of fame by capitalizing on his notoriety like John McAfee did. The iPhone 5s and the 5C were already beyond his ken, much less iOS 9. The documents Snowden released relating to Apple were all questionable, referring to possible future developments such as the document relating to developing a future remote software hack to get into the iPhone which carried a date of October 2007, and another referencing Apple being brought into the NSA’s PRISM program but only as an anticipated target date for Apple to join in the future.

[Williams]

I didn’t want to say it but I’m sure Snowden is right. Maybe they can’t legally or publicly open it, but this whole thing is a charade.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

:: Bill Gates said in a discussion on Reddit: “I think there needs to be a discussion about when the government should be able to gather information ::

Isn’t that called “THE 4th AMENDMENT” ?

[DiogenesLamp]

Snowden is extending his fifteen minutes of fame by capitalizing on his notoriety like John McAfee did. The iPhone 5s and the 5C were already beyond his ken, much less iOS 9.

On this, I agree with you.

[Swordmaker]

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[varyouga]

As I said from the start- it’s a charade to convince idiot criminals to use the Apple system without any additional encryption. It’s the most popular phone and would give the feds the most easy access to the most people.

IF this whole thing truly wasn’t bull****, it wouldn’t be so publicized and thrown in our faces every damn day!

[upsdriver]

I have serious doubts that the FBI are even concerned with Islamic terrorism so I am suspicious of their desires to hack into iphones. I don’t trust our government one damn bit.

[dennisw]

I have no doubt the FBi with NSA help can hack any iphone. OK They might need to hire some outside talent but no more than 7 days to hack any iphone to shit

[MNDude]

so what’s the charade for then?

[Cyman]

I didn’t realize that Snowden was the Einstein of all things digital? Must have some great reading material in Russia.

[Cyman]

A thought popped into my mind...If people are suing the gun industry for making guns that helped cause the death of the children at Sand Hook would not the same avenue be available for the survivors and family of San Bernadino mass murders with Apple?

A not even smart lawyer can make the connection with the terrorists use of their Apple phones as an instrument used that directly( and could not have happened without using those phones because of their STAUNCH encryption safeguards) caused the death of those people celebrating Christmas

[Skooz]

I never considered “rubbish” to be a verb.

Usually, verbing a noun is a pet peeve of mine.

But, I think I like that one.