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The Phone The FBI Couldn't Hack

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In 2016, a locked iPhone 5C sparked a massive showdown between Apple and the FBI. When the US government demanded Apple push a modified compromised update to bypass iOS Security, it created a national debate; where does individual privacy end and public safety begin?

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Presenter: Nate Bartram (he/him)
Writer: Jordan Warne (she/her)
Script Editor: Nate Bartram
Editor: Jordan Warne
Executive Producer: Jonah Aragon (he/him)

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@PrivacyGuides Creator 9 days ago (edited) Pinned

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@DylanCoules 9 days ago

apple saying "reset the password and try again" is pretty funny

@supportacus 6 days ago

Apple loved every second of this court battle. They could not have promoted their security this much through advertisement. Probably every single dollar they spent through this court battle brought them 10x the money

@fishymakesmusicforfish 4 days ago

bro got air tags in his ears

@Goofy_BongoCat 9 days ago

apple worked hard to create a very powerful wall, it makes sense why they dont want to dig a hole underneath it

@stargatefan2005 9 days ago

Unfortunately a bad door for law enforcement is also a back door for criminals

@C3N50R3D 8 days ago

Anyone who would trade their sovereignty and freedom for safety deserves none

@martiivanov 6 days ago

I was shocked to learn this was a work phone all along. If the IT department did their job properly and enrolled the device in MDM this would have been a simple 3 minute job to issue the remove passcode command to the iPhone, as it is company owned and controlled, but because their IT department issued a work phone and did not enroll it properly - gave it out as a personal device, we ended up in this tremendous story to see how events unfold.

@adambates19844 9 days ago

Love this video and credit to apple at the time but now in the UK they do on device age verification with "their partners" who they refuse to say which partners they even use for this so if you want to use an iPhone in the UK now you have to hand over your physical ID to some companies you can't even check the privacy policies of before you give in to them. Bonkers.

@jikerrrr 8 days ago

Founding fathers knew this and this is why Americans must protect and enforce the Constitution against any court or government of any kind

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@MrOfflineAlways 8 days ago

Honestly, it’s very telling that Apple would deny the FBI a method of to enter a backdoor on an iPhone

@L30GH05T 7 days ago

“I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.”
- Thomas Jefferson

@Peizxcv 9 days ago

If FBI / CIA told you there is something they cannot hack you can be certain that’s the easiest thing they’ve already hacked

@09Creeperboy 8 days ago

If you don’t want encryption for us, than you shouldn’t get encryption. Not the government in general, the specific law enforcement officers that want it. They’d quiet down real quick after that.

Encryption isn’t to protect the bad guys. It’s to maintain privacy for the general population. In a digital world, it’s difficult to keep your stuff private. Encryption is essential for that privacy.