Apple is Working on to Make FBI’s Job More Harder
Apple is trying to upgrade its security to prevent government officials to access data on a locked phone. This is bound to succeed and will lead to court cases when there are crimes committed such as the one in San Bernardino.
Apple is trying to upgrade its security to prevent government officials to access data on a locked phone. This is bound to succeed and will lead to court cases when there are crimes committed such as the one in San Bernardino.
Congress need to bring Google and Apple into line with phone carriers who have to allow access to their data but as imagined both companies are resisting. According to Tim Cook, even Apple cannot access the data on a phone. However, it is possible to update phones without customer involvement. It has also been said that new security improvements were underway before the incident in California.
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Apple has researchers who hunt for bugs in their system and, this time, the bug has come from the courts, and it is being fought. As a result of the Edward Snowden leaks, other companies are improving their security and these include Google and Yahoo.
Apple’s job is going to be difficult as in effect they must install security that even they cannot hack. This is after James B. Comey Jr FBI director, stated that he agreed with the government’s view as this request to hack was not aimed at all iPhones.
Apple is now in an awkward position as they do not want to have security so strong that the average user loses everything just if they forget their password as a result of future developments. But for doing this, Apple gaining more trust from the users every each day, and others should follow its steps for the future of their companies.
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Helena Marsh
Helena Marsh is the Editor-in-Chief at TrendinTech, where she leads editorial strategy and oversees coverage across artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and enterprise technology. With more than a decade in technology journalism on both sides of the Atlantic, she previously served as a senior editor at Wired UK and covered the technology sector for The Guardian, following the rise of the big platforms, the Cambridge Analytica scandal and the regulatory push from Brussels and Washington. Helena holds an MA in Journalism from City, University of London and is a regular speaker at Web Summit in Lisbon and CES in Las Vegas. She believes technology reporting should be rigorous and plainly written, so readers understand what actually changes for them rather than what a company's announcement promises.
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