[rktman]

Hmmmm. Fourteen year old hacker someplace?

[dayglored]

I believe quite sincerely that Apple has a very good idea how the FBI's team (and/or the Israeli team) got the data out of the phone, even if they don't have the exact details. It is obvious to me that Apple knows, like the rest of us, that physical possession of ANY computer system is "game over" if you have the right tools.

The FBI didn't have to "decrypt" the data or "break into" the phone -- they worked AROUND the encryption with tools not available to the average person. Data storage is just hardware -- there is virtually ALWAYS a way as long as you can get to the chips.

Apple is in no danger, nor are their products or customers -- these techniques are not something that can be replicated in quantity.

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[ThomasThomas]

Apple gave them the code and the rest is elaborate ruse to give Apple cover.

[Synthesist]

“The FBI’s announcement that it mysteriously hacked into an iPhone is a public setback for Apple Inc., as consumers learned that they can’t keep the government out of even an encrypted device… ”

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I could see this coming from a mile away when Apple refused the court order to assist the FBI.

I think their refusal to comply was nothing more than an incredibly stupid PR stunt. Apple could have assisted with this particular investigation and still have maintained control over access to their devices. So, Apple thought that they could win a little PR battle with the FBI, but instead, they have now LOST the WAR. The FBI apparently now has the ability to unlock iPhones (and probably other Apple devices). What was Apple thinking by refusing the court order? Did they actually think that the FBI was just going to give up? At least one other third party had already stated publicly that they could unlock the phone for the FBI.

[Kickass Conservative]

Alien Technology.

President Hillary has promised to expose the captured Alien Spaceship they have hidden at Area 51. No, really...

[Kickass Conservative]

If there was a Cruz Sex Video on that iPhone, Apple would have cracked it in a day.

Privacy, shimacy...

[cornfedcowboy]

The feds removed the fingers of the perp and used his fingerprint to enter the phone. This process requires an undertaker that is on the take, not much else.

[jughandle]

So what evidence was discovered on the phone?

[bert]

My money’s on Abby Schuito

[1Old Pro]

a public setback for Apple Inc

Well, they could have opened it on their own and stop the political positioning/marketing OR let a hacker do it and lose cred, they decided the later.