http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2014/09/27/post-snowden-iphone-draws-ire-security-agencies
Here is a snippet from that piece:
The phone encrypts emails, photos and contacts based on a complex mathematical algorithm that uses a code created by, and unique to, the phone’s user — and that Apple says it will not possess.
The result, the company is essentially saying, is that if Apple is sent a court order demanding the contents of an iPhone 6 be provided to intelligence agencies or law enforcement, it will turn over gibberish, along with a note saying that to decode the phone’s emails, contacts and photos, investigators will have to break the code or get the code from the phone’s owner.
Personally I'm all for this kind of personal property protection. Access to people's smartphones has been far too open until now. Something as personal as these devices should be considered closed.
Happy Reading,
J.W. Gant
The result, the company is essentially saying, is that if Apple is sent a court order demanding the contents of an iPhone 6 be provided to intelligence agencies or law enforcement, it will turn over gibberish, along with a note saying that to decode the phone’s emails, contacts and photos, investigators will have to break the code or get the code from the phone’s owner.
Personally I'm all for this kind of personal property protection. Access to people's smartphones has been far too open until now. Something as personal as these devices should be considered closed.
Happy Reading,
J.W. Gant
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