After withdrawing the court order that required Apple to jailbreak the San Bernardino terrorist's iPhone for the FBI when the Feds announced this morning that they were able to unlock it, the company issued a statement, which reads:
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"From the beginning, we had objections when the FBI asked Apple to create a backdoor on the iPhone because we thought it was wrong and would set a dangerous precedent. As a result of the government's resignation, none of this happened. This case should never exist.
We will continue to assist law enforcement in their investigations, as we have done from time to time, and we will continue to increase the security of productτων μας, καθώς οι απειλές και οι επιθέσεις στα data they are becoming more frequent and more sophisticated.
Apple deeply believes that people in the United States and around the world deserve their data protection, security and privacy. By sacrificing one for the other, we endanger people all over the world.
This case raises issues that deserve a national debate on our civil liberties, our collective security and the protection of our privacy. Apple remains committed to this debate. "
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The company's announcement essentially repeats what it said from the beginning about this case, but what is interesting is the company's promise to make its products even safer.
As some experts have pointed out, if the FBI can crack an iPhone, it's likely that others can too. At this point, it seems Apple has no choice but to look at all the ways a device could be compromised, as the Feds don't seem willing to reveal the loophole security.
The question is, what happens the next time an attack takes place and the terrorists use an iPhone?
Apple does not seem to be legally committed to helping the government, and it is very likely that we will see a repeat of the episode sometime in the future.
