On the occasion of an open letter signed Tim
Cook himself, Apple gave some details on thesecurity of
data in iPhoneand the positioning of the firm on the subject,
positioning which is making the news since the FBI is in the middle of an investigation into the
case of the killer in the December 2015 San Bernardino shooting and would like
GOODrecover data from your iPhone 5c:
Which is currently impossible, because the device is password locked
password, and, knowing that the killer could have checked the option that causes
deleting the entire contents of the phoneafter 10
password attempts, force password by multiple attempts
risks derailing the investigation.
This is why the American federal services would have gone to knock on
Apple door to ask for help. According to Tim Cook, they even
asked the apple firm toupdate their iOSpour
iPhone in order to integrate a means of accessing the content of an iPhone in the event of
last resort.
But Tim Cook, on the occasion of his open letter of February 16, 2016, wanted
make things clear. He has no intention ofput in danger
data security for millions of iPhone usersof something
way, FBI request or not. Apple would have done everything possible
to help the federal services with the killer's iPhone, but refuses to
respond positively to such a requestintegration of a
‘backdoor’(i.e. hidden entry access) in the iPhone.
According to Apple CEO, this would be contrary to the company's idea
concerningthe
data securityand above all too muchrisqué, because the
unlocking system could fall into the wrong hands, other than that
of the FBI.
The American government could, according toAll Writs Act
of 1789, force Apple to update iOS by including a backdoor, but for
At the moment, Apple's position is clear,it's no for relief
security of the iPhone and its data.
To read the entire letter,it's over thereand it is in
English.
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By : Keleops AG
Editor-in-chief for iPhon.fr. Pierre is like Indiana Jones, looking for the lost iOS trick. Also a long-time Mac user, Apple devices hold no secrets for him. Contact: pierre[a]iphon.fr.
