In the dispute between Apple and the Justice Department From the United States, the director of the FBI, James Corey assured that the iPhone case of the sniper of the San Bernardino attacks would be an exceptional case. Only one. And no, it wouldn't set a precedent, Corey claimed. New information is now circulating that contradicts the statements of the director of the FBI, since there have already been twelve applications for extract information from 12 iPhones more in the United States.
As in the root case of all this mess, the Justice Department is asking Apple for help through legal briefs. The reason is also the same, to extract data from devices that could contain (and could not contain) evidence of some crimes. These new petitions demonstrate what many of us feared: that the forces of the law would not stop when they managed to extract the information from the sniper's phone and, what is more worrying, these new cases are not related to any terrorist act.
The Justice Department also wants information not linked to terrorism
As I have said on occasion, the main problem with all this is the lack of transparency on the part of the FBI. If the objective of the FBI is national security, why do what they said they would not do to access information that is not related to national security? If the information on these 12 "extra" requests is confirmed, it will be shown that law enforcement only intends to access all of our data or that the technology companies believe easier to hack software, which is very dangerous because malicious users would also have easier access to our information.
But, as we read in The Verge:
The list is incomplete and does not show the most recent cases, only showing cases from December 9th. Devices that are requisitioned by law enforcement are also not included. Yesterday, Manhattan's Atrorney Cy Vance District said its district has 175 different devices that have been impossible to crack.
If these new requests are finally confirmed, it will be shown that the FBI is lying and that is the reason why users support Apple and hope that it does not give in.
You see what we all said is not a terrorist thing, it is an excuse to be able to unblock all those who want and to be able to do it even without a court order. And no no no.
The ball is starting to roll… ..to see what those who were in favor say in the first case, claiming that nothing happened because it was done only once.