Re: [Fed-Talk] Should we be concerned about this?
Re: [Fed-Talk] Should we be concerned about this?
- Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] Should we be concerned about this?
- From: "Villano, Paul A CIV USARMY TRADOC (US)" <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 10 May 2013 18:50:40 +0000
- Thread-topic: [Fed-Talk] Should we be concerned about this?
Wasn't this bypassing thing all over the news a while back, that you could bypass the lock screen because of emergency call setups or something? It seems as if a known issue was just reworded to make it seem worse. The issue seems to be the legality of having police rather than Apple open up the phones, specifically because of the terms of service already mentioned. It's just easier, legally, to have Apple do what they're already covered to do, legally, than having police have to go through all kinds of legal wrangling and paperwork to do the same thing.
Thanks.
Paul V
-----Original Message-----
From: fed-talk-bounces+paul.a.villano.civ=email@hidden [mailto:fed-talk-bounces+paul.a.villano.civ=email@hidden] On Behalf Of Dave Schroeder
Sent: Friday, May 10, 2013 2:34 PM
To: Marcus, Allan B
Cc: email@hidden Fed-Talk
Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] Should we be concerned about this?
On May 10, 2013, at 12:36 PM, Marcus, Allan B wrote:
> It appears Apple can bypass the password protection for an iOS device! I was not aware of this. Can Blackberry, Samsung, and Microsoft do the same? If Apple can bypass the the protection, can others? Is there documentation from Apple on how the bypass procedures are protected at Apple? Is this an NSA or FCC requirement that Apple has to comply with?
>
> Bottom line, should we be concerned by this?
>
> http://www.macrumors.com/2013/05/10/apple-has-backlog-of-requests-from-police-to-unlock-seized-iphones/
This is known, and it's *definitely* not an NSA requirement. In fact, it's probably not a "requirement" at all, other than the requirement to comply with a court order with which an entity has the capability to comply.
There is no way that Apple would (voluntarily) publicly release the policies, procedures, or documentation concerning the handling of and response to legitimate requests from law enforcement or other government entities.
And no, this isn't just an "Apple" thing.
<http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-57408370-281/how-apple-and-google-help-police-bypass-iphone-android-lock-screens/>
- Dave
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