U-Apple uyaqhubeka nokulwa ne-FBI ngokuthi ngabe inkampani ingaphoqeleka yini ukusiza uhulumeni ukuvula i-iPhone 5c esetshenziswa ngumdubuli uSyed Farook eSan Bernardino kulethe konke Ububanzi bezinqubomgomo ze-Apple enkabeni yokunakwa.
Imininingwane ezungeze leli cala ikubeke kwacaca ukuthi I-Apple ayikwazi ukufinyelela kulwazi kumadivayisi we-iOS, kepha okufanayo akunakushiwo ngezipele ze-iCloud. I-Apple ingabhala ngemfihlo isipele se-iCloud futhi inikeze ulwazi kuziphathimandla lapho ziyalelwa ukuthi zenze njalo ngomyalelo wenkantolo, njengoba kwenzeka ecaleni laseSan Bernardino.
Ku-athikili eshicilelwe ku I-VergeIsihloko esithi "I-iCloud loophole," uWalt Mossberg ubheka izipele ze-Apple ze-Apple bese uyachaza ukuthi kungani Idatha ye-iCloud ayikwazi ukuphepha njengedatha egcinwe ku-iPhone noma i-iPad kuphela.
I-Apple iyakwazi ukususa ukubhala ngemfihlo "iningi" lemininingwane equkethwe kusipele se-iCloud, futhi okhulumela i-Apple uthe kungenxa yokuthi inkampani ibheka ubumfihlo nokuphepha njengokuhluke ngokuphelele phakathi kwamadivayisi aphathekayo, angalahleka, ne-iCloud. Nge-iCloud, kufanele itholakale yi-Apple, ngakho-ke ingasetshenziselwa ukubuyiselwa kwedatha.
Kodwa-ke, esimweni se-iCloud, ngenkathi ukuphepha kufanele futhi kube namandla, U-Apple uthi kufanele abe nekhono lokusiza umsebenzisi ukubuyisa idatha yakhe, njengoba lokho kuyinjongo esemqoka yesevisi. Lo mehluko usiza nokuyalela impendulo ka-Apple kuzicelo zokuphoqelelwa komthetho. Isikhundla senkampani ukuthi sizonikeza noma yiluphi ulwazi olufanele olunalo ezinhlanganweni zikahulumeni ngezicelo ezifanele nezisemthethweni. Nokho, kuthiwa, awunawo amathuluzi adingekayo wokuvula i-iPhone evikelwe ngephasiwedi, ngakho-ke ayinalutho onganikela ngalo. Endabeni yezipele ze-iCloud, noma kunjalo, imininingwane iyatholakala, ukuze ukwazi ukuthobela izicelo zomthetho.
Izipele ze-ICloud ziqukethe iMessages nemibhalo, umlando wokuthenga okuqukethwe, izithombe namavidiyo, izilungiselelo zedivayisi, idatha yohlelo lokusebenza, amaphasiwedi, nedatha yezempilo. Izipele azibandakanyi imininingwane engalandeka kalula, njengemiyalezo ye-imeyili evela kumaseva noma izinhlelo zokusebenza, futhi ngasikhathi sinye isipele se-iCloud sikumaseva we-iCloud. Kepha amaphasiwedi we-Wi-Fi namaphasiwedi wezinsizakalo ezivela eceleni, lolo lwazi lubethelwe ngendlela elenza lungafinyeleleki ku-Apple.
Amakhasimende angafuni ukwenza isipele idatha nge-Apple ngesipele se-iCloud anconywa ukuthi enze izipele ezifihliwe zasendaweni nge-iTunes zisebenzisa iMac noma iPc, noma futhi usebenzise ezinye izinsizakalo zokugcina amafu, njengeDropbox, kepha aziphephile.