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The FBI Cracked the Code For Your iPhone
ABC News has reported, “How the FBI Cracked the iPhone Encryption and Averted a Legal Showdown With Apple“.
As the legal battle played out, the FBI appealed to cyber experts around the world for help.
“We’ve talked to anybody who will talk with us about it, and I welcome additional suggestions,” Comey said during a House hearing four weeks ago.
In response, countless companies and hackers — including what one source familiar with matter called many “whackadoodles” — came forward claiming to have a way into Farook’s phone, sources said.
But nothing appeared viable. That is, until a company that the FBI has yet to identify came forward about two weeks ago. After initial contacts with the FBI, company officials flew to Washington to lay out their solution, sources told ABC News.
On Sunday, March 20, in a meeting at FBI headquarters, company officials demonstrated their technology on another iPhone. Convinced it would work, the FBI greenlighted applying it to Farook’s phone, sources said.
This past weekend — just days ago — the attempt was made, and “the FBI has now successfully retrieved the data stored on” the phone, according to the Justice Department.
“Green” Tea Solution to Terrorism
Well…Kermit is green. And he’s drinking tea. Therefore the observation that the robust “Right to Carry” laws in Texas made it much more likely we’d get dead terrorists rather than dead civilians seems quite reasonable. Make mine Southern Sweet Tea with a little Colt .45 for added flavor, if you please.
Tangoed While Brussels Burned
Just when you think this Presidency can’t get any more bizarre, Obama decides to do the tango while the Brussels Tangos try to blow up the city. Is that poor optics, or is that poor optics?
Speaking of poor optics, check Mooch out.
How Is Life In Brussels Today?
Ask someone from Brussels. Talk about an Advertising Campaign screwing the pooch. This one is worse than the “Jaws 2” Mayor’s “It’s Safe to Go Back in the Water” campaign. Watch.