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dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts) Sun Feb 21, 2016, 02:05 PM Feb 2016

Crucial details in the Apple case are being obscured by officials.

Tweets Snowden...

https://twitter.com/Snowden

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Crucial details in the Apple case are being obscured by officials. (Original Post) dixiegrrrrl Feb 2016 OP

Thanks noretreatnosurrender Feb 2016 #1

You might be interested in this, then: dixiegrrrrl Feb 2016 #4

Aha, the truth comes bubbling out. yourpaljoey Feb 2016 #2

If the FBI really wanted anything from the phone they could drive it over to the NSA's lab. LiberalArkie Feb 2016 #3

noretreatnosurrender

(1,890 posts)

1. Thanks

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Sun Feb 21, 2016, 02:10 PM

Feb 2016

I posted yesterday that this is not about what's in that phone and it's not.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

4. You might be interested in this, then:

Reply to noretreatnosurrender (Reply #1)

Sun Feb 21, 2016, 02:25 PM

Feb 2016

Upgrade Your iPhone Passcode to Defeat the FBI’s Backdoor Strategy

If you’re worried about governments trying to access your phone, set your iPhone up with a random, 11-digit numeric passcode. What follows is an explanation of why that will protect you and how to actually do it.

Here’s how long the FBI would need to crack an 11 digit password:
up to 253 years, and on average 127 years, to crack

This article explains why :
https://theintercept.com/2016/02/18/passcodes-that-can-defeat-fbi-ios-backdoor/

yourpaljoey

(2,166 posts)

2. Aha, the truth comes bubbling out.

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Sun Feb 21, 2016, 02:12 PM

Feb 2016

LiberalArkie

(15,727 posts)

3. If the FBI really wanted anything from the phone they could drive it over to the NSA's lab.