It's a complicated issue & the stakes are too high. The issue at hand is not if Apple can unlock the phone or not, but the fact that the FBI wants Apple to develop a software tool to use brute force & unlock the device. Apple introduced AES256 bit encryption recently. This an after market back door to unlock the device & the FBI is using a very old law that is rarely used to compel Apple to comply. Both parties have compelling cases & it's hard to tell how this will go. Quip: When two bulls fight, it's the grass that suffers. You can take that to the bank!!! Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2016 00:01:04 +0300 Subject: [kictanet] Apple vs FBI: Personal security, the new Frontier From: kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke CC: Kivuva@transworldafrica.com To: lnjogu@hotmail.com This has not been discussed here. A very interesting development is happening in "the land of the free, the home of the brave". The FBI, and to an extension Uncle Sam has asked Apple to crack the iPhone found in the scene where San Bernardino terrorists committed heinous acts. For several years, Apple has perfected the security on their products to the level where the best brains in FBI cannot crack. Now the Feds want Apple to build a backdoor that can be used to crack the devices. Apple has adamantly refused urguing that such a move would put the information of all their users at the mercy of mischievous individuals. Some quarters have also urgued that code is speech, and the right on speech is in the first ammendment. This is an important development because here in Kenya, the government has previously passed laws in the disguise of protecting the citizens from terrorism. Some analysis: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2016/02/18/prelimin... Sent on the go. Excuse any errors and brevity. Regards _______________________________________________ kictanet mailing list kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet Unsubscribe or change your options at https://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/options/kictanet/lnjogu%40hotmail.com The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) is a multi-stakeholder platform for people and institutions interested and involved in ICT policy and regulation. The network aims to act as a catalyst for reform in the ICT sector in support of the national aim of ICT enabled growth and development. KICTANetiquette : Adhere to the same standards of acceptable behaviors online that you follow in real life: respect people's times and bandwidth, share knowledge, don't flame or abuse or personalize, respect privacy, do not spam, do not market your wares or qualifications.