San Francisco (USA), March 1 (EFE) .- The FBI director James Comey acknowledged today that his agency made a “mistake” to change the Apple ID or password to access the accounts of Apple, the author of a shooting in California in December, triggering the legal case launched against the technology firm.
Comey appeared before the Judicial Committee of the United States House of Representatives along with the main legal adviser Apple, Bruce Sewell, to talk about privacy and security.
the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) wants Apple to design software that would help to disable the security on the iPhone one of the authors of the shooting last December in the Californian city of San Bernardino, which left 14 dead and 22 wounded, in a case under investigation as terrorism.
Apple it refuses to accede to the request of the Government and argues that what he calls the FBI would undermine the security of all phones.
Comey acknowledged today that a “mistake” was made in the 24 hours after attack San Bernardino, which eliminated the possibility that an automatic backup in the cloud (iCloud) data stored on your phone is being performed.
Comey said, however, that the automatic backup would not have allowed them to obtain all the information that researchers want to achieve the phone.
the head of the FBI also acknowledged that if the agency wins the pulse against Apple in court a precedent that could be used in others would be established cases.
Comey did not specify how many phones would want to access and simply said there was “a lot” of devices that have information needed by law enforcement officials.
equated, by Moreover, the impenetrable encryption devices Apple to a “vicious guard dog” hindering the work of the FBI in the fight against terrorism and crime.
a New York judge refused Monday to force Apple to unlock an iPhone in a drug trafficking case opened in court district of Brooklyn.
“After receiving the facts and arguments of the parties, I conclude that none of these factors justify imposing on Apple the obligation to assist the government investigation against their will. Therefore deny the motion, “says the sentence
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