We were talking about it just a few hours ago:the American authorities are facing strong criticism, because they put pressure onApplefor the firm to set up backdoors. Even thoughCellebrite, an Israeli company, has already provided him with all the keys to hack Cupertino smartphones.
Since then, major news has come to confirm the power of this company: it has just bought BlackBag, an indirect Californian competitor specializing in PCs, for $33 million, just after raising funds three times larger. last June. His serviceMacQuisitionnotably allows governments, for just a little over 1,100 euros, to hack 185 models ofMacdifferent. Just that.
Investigations would progress more quickly, but at what risk?
For the FBI, which has already been a client ofCellebritein the San Bernardino shooting, such information is likely to be a real opportunity. The police could thus call on the program ofBlackBagto unlock a computer belonging, for example, to the suspect of a terrorist attack, or even obtain price advantages with their past purchaser.
Despite everything, this advantage remains to be qualified: we know that the work of Yossi Carmil, the CEO, has already been compromised in the past, whenmalicious Internet users have broken into its security systems. Ironic, when we know the main objective of their activity.
Furthermore, at the time ofsurveillancemass perpetration by many states such asChine, we are entitled to ask questions: in which malicious hands could such technologies end up? Are users who have nothing to reproach themselves still able to guarantee theconfidentialityto their private life?
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