Echoes are still heard in the case of San Bernardino, the FBI and Apple, although several years have passed. And now, history seems to repeat itself, the American authorities Apple has been asked to access the details of two locked iPhone, even without a company possible with technology. If a few days ago the FBI contacted Apple about this, it is now the United States Attorney General who has publicly requested it.
The United States Attorney General has done it direct application from Apple: unlock a few iPhones is the owner of a recent attack on the Pensacola air station in the state of Florida. As they explain, it has been officially declared a terrorist act and among the information they need to solve the case is to be able to access the two iPhone involved in the shooting to see what communications were available to remedy the incident.
What can Apple do in these situations?
According to William Barr, Attorney General, Apple has not provided "substantial assistance" so far. But what can a company do in situations like this? Agree with the law, and what the law says you must do Provide iCloud account information if required by management. This is a worldwide phenomenon and annual reports show how many iCloud accounts have been assigned to authorities. Otherwise … a little.
United States Attorney General ask if you can also unlock the iPhone, because when they believe the information they need is available. As stated:
"This situation illustrates exactly why it is important for managers to access digital evidence."
However, as officials may wish, Apple cannot unlock the iPhone. Not only because of your character, but because in theory all data is encrypted to expire and no one has the key to unlock it without the user itself. In fact, if a user links through apps such as WhatsApp that are also encrypted from end to end, it is unlikely that Apple will get this information, since it will depend on Facebook in this case and, again, it is communication. Completing encryption without "key master" unlocking it.
We have a few cases in which management asked Apple to unlock the iPhone of those involved in the attack. In all cases Apple has refused to do so, either because of its inability or unwillingness to violate its users' privacy and its program by creating a backdoor. American authorities will have to re-use sensitive methods such as Celebrite & # 39; s, if they can and if they find something important when they do.
Via | NYT
