Georgi Guninski wrote:
On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 04:06:27PM -0800, Rayzer wrote:
FWIW I don't see how the feds can force Apple to assign an employee to do anything not in their job description without violating that employee's contract, or their civil rights, and writing code to crack phones isn't in any Apple job description, but tightening phone security is...
I am pretty sure this won't stop Apple if they want to unlock it.
Are you familiar with their job descriptions (I am not)?
It might fit in the QA end of the biz. Someone has to test security. Whether your agreement with the company allows them to 'contract' you to a 3rd party's task... I REALLY doubt it judging from my industrial end (drive manufacturing) experience. They're really REALLY concerned about letting any information about the creation of the product out of their grasp. It probably violates you confidentiality and intellectual property agreement with the company. Can the government make you violate that agreement? Can they make Apple change it's agreement with you? Can the government force you to change a worker's job description or hire/accept a government contract worker or employee? Iow, tell you how to run your business... Dunno. But IF an employee claimed confidentiality and intellectual property agreement as rationale for non-cooperation... Would the government also go after that employee? Force Apple to discipline or fire them? It's gonna be interesting to see how this goes, but I suspect Apple will cooperate, in secret b/c FISC/A, and do the government's bidding. If they really can. We may never find out.
According to links here from this month, few years ago Apple unlocked many phones per feds requests.
Yes, but those phones didn't have the self-destruct code if I remember correctly. Apple claims it can't work around it. -- RR "Through counter-intelligence it should be possible to pinpoint potential trouble-makers ... And neutralize them, neutralize them, neutralize them"