Umbiko omusha weReuters ubika ukuthi i-FBI ngabe wenza iphutha elibucayi ngenkathi izama ukuvula i-iPhone ebisetshenziswa yindoda yesibhamu ebhekene nokudubula ngesonto eledlule esontweni eTexas, e-United States.
Umbiko weReuters uchaza ukuthi i-FBI namanye ama-ejensi okuphoqelela umthetho awacelanga usizo ku-Apple ekuvulekeni kwephasiwedi noma ekuthinteni ukuvikelwa kudivayisi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, balinda amahora angama-48, elenza ukuthi i-Touch ID ingasebenziseki futhi ikhodi eyengeziwe iyacelwa.
I-iPhone kaDavid Kelley yathunyelwa ebhodini lobugebengu le-FBI eQuantico, eVirginia, ngemuva kwesigameko ngoba iziphathimandla zendawo abakwazanga ukuyivula. Ngenkathi uChristopher Combs, inhloko yehhovisi le-FBI eSan Antonio, engazange aqinisekise ukuthi ngabe le divayisi iyi-iPhone, umbiko weThe Washington Post ubalule imithombo esondelene nophenyo, ethi idivayisi okukhulunywa ngayo, empeleni, yayingenye yama-smartphone akwa-Apple. AbakwaReuters bangeze ukuthi emahoreni angama-48 phakathi kokudubula ngeSonto kanye nesithangami sabezindaba sangoLwesibili neCombs, i-Apple ayitholanga zicelo ezivela kuziphathimandla zombuso, zombuso noma zendawo zokucela usizo ekuvuleni le nto okukhulunywa ngayo.
Lo mbiko uqhubeka uchaze ukuthi ukuvumela lawo mahora angama-48 ukuthi adlule kungenzeka kube yiphutha elibalulekile kohlangothi lwezomthetho. Ukube i-FBI ibibuze i-Apple kungakapheli amahora angama-48 ngosizo lokuvula le divayisi, i-Apple ibingabayalela ukuthi "basebenzise umunwe womuntu ofile ukuvula idivayisi yakho." Kodwa-ke, njengoba kudlule amahora angu-48 selokhu ucingo lwagcina ukuvulwa, i-iOS manje kudinga ikhodi yokudlula ukuvula futhi awuvumi ukuthi uhlelo lwe-Touch ID kuphela oluzosetshenziselwa ukufinyelela okuqukethwe ocingweni. Ukubambezeleka kungabonakala. Ukube uKelley ubesebenzisa isigxivizo somunwe ukukhiya i-iPhone yakhe, u-Apple ubengatshela izikhulu ukuthi bangasebenzisa umunwe womuntu ofile ukuvula ucingo lwakhe, inqobo nje uma ingacinywanga futhi iqale kabusha. Kunokungafani kokuthi iTouch ID izowubona noma cha umunwe womuntu ofile. Abanye bathi kuya ngokuthi muva nje kanjani umuntu ushonile, kanti abanye bathi akunakwenzeka nhlobo. Kubukeka sengathi iReuters ithatha isikhundla sokuthi ngabe ibisebenza kulokhu. Akukacaci okwamanje ukuthi i-FBI icele i-Apple ukuthi idlulisele kubo idatha ye-iCloud, kepha uma ithola umyalo wenkantolo wokwenza njalo, I-Apple inikeza abomthetho idatha ye-iCloud, kanye namathuluzi adingekayo wokuwaqonda.
I-Apple ne-FBI bake baphikisana esikhathini esedlule maqondana nezicelo zokuvula ama-smartphones. Icala elidume kakhulu kulapho i-Apple yenqaba ukuvula khona i-iPhone esetshenziswe ngumdubuli weSan Bernardino. I-FBI ekugcineni yakwazi ukufinyelela kule divayisi ngomuntu wesithathu. Kungenzeka ukuthi i-FBI iphendukele ku-Apple ngalesi sikhathi ecaleni ledivayisi lokudubula laseTexas, hhayi umuntu wesithathu, kepha lokho kusazobonakala.
Muva nje, i-Apple ikhiphe isitatimende esigcwele maqondana nedivayisi esetshenziswe ngumdubuli waseTexas:
Sishaqekile futhi saphatheka kabi ngodlame lwaseTexas kuleli Sonto eledlule futhi sijoyina umhlaba ekudabukeleni imindeni kanye nomphakathi olahlekelwe ngabathandekayo babo abaningi. Ithimba lethu laxhumana ngokushesha ne-FBI ngemuva kokuzwa esithangamini nabezindaba ngoLwesibili ukuthi abaphenyi bazama ukuthola umakhalekhukhwini. Sinikeze usizo futhi sathi sizosheshisa impendulo yethu kunoma iyiphi inqubo yezomthetho ethunyelwe kithi. Sisebenza nabomthetho nsuku zonke. Siqeqesha izinkulungwane zama-ejenti ukuze bakwazi ukuqonda amadivayisi ethu nokuthi bangalucela kanjani ngokushesha ulwazi ku-Apple.