– Absolutely, all phones are unsafe, says Patrik Wallström.
To all encryption systems has weaknesses, they know who are familiar with security issues, says Patrik Wallström from the Internet Foundation Sweden. So he’s not very surprised that the FBI has managed to unlock a phone. While Apple is known for high security for private data.
Who Now managed to get around the guards, we do not know. FBI refers to help from a “third party” who is probably one of all private companies about doing stuff like this, says Patrik Wallström.
– You find security holes that no one else knows and so do you sell it, he said.
can one imagine that this information can also be sold, for example dictatorships?
– Absolutely, we have seen other examples. It has sold bugs to states that want to monitor their population.
The American justitiedepartementetet has previously launched a lawsuit against Apple for trying to force the company to help unlock the phone belonged to the assassin in San Bernadino. But Apple has refused.
Apple has argued that it would lead to the courts had unlimited power to force private companies to “work as their agents” in a way that harms individuals’ privacy.
the lawsuit is now down because the FBI have got hold of the information.
– We will continue to work to improve the safety of our products since the attacks on our products and data are becoming more frequent, writes Apple in a statement.
the man who shot dead 14 of their colleagues in San Bernardino in December, and his wife was later shot dead by police.
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