Had the FBI not botched opening it 10 times and locked it out permanently , they could have gotten it unlocked.
“Had the FBI not botched opening it 10 times and locked it out permanently , they could have gotten it unlocked.”
That’s the nyah nyah nyah nyah defense for ignoring the 4th amendment. It makes sense to some people, I just don’t know why.
I think it’s the “post hoc, ergo propter hoc” school of thought.
That's not actually what the FBI did. Without discussing their idea with Apple, they decided they'd try changing the AppleID password associated with that iPhone, ignorantly thinking that would somehow get them access, so they had the San Bernardino County Health Department IT guys to log onto Apple and change the AppleID password. Had they NOT done that, Apple could have forced the iPhone to back up to any WIFI to which that iPhone had been previously connected, but by changing the password, they broke the link.
That leaves the only means to get in is to break the passcode.
I think Snowden is correct. The FBI flubbed up.
My son was unable to talk inside most of the campus buildings because of the distance to the tower. I called the phone company and complained about having to stand outside buildings to talk. (all the kids were experiencing this) I was told my son’s phone was given the program to all their customers. I could have this problem solved if I had his phone stripped of his programs and had it reprogrammed while on campus. This was done and the problem was solved.
I understand this situation is quite different but we’re not told a lot.