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To: slacker711 who wrote (188243)	2/17/2016 9:11:51 PM
From: MGV	3 Recommendations Recommended By AJ Muckenfus JP Sullivan Stock Puppy Respond to of 213177

"I would think there is a compromise here ..." This may be an area where there is no compromise. If means to break the security is created in this single case, what keeps any foreign country, including China, Russia, Iran, Saudi Arabia from requiring it? And when that happens how long before it becomes further compromised to rogue states, terrorists, and criminal elements in general? It cries out "Pandora's box."

To: slacker711 who wrote (188243)	2/18/2016 2:27:03 AM
From: i-node	1 Recommendation Recommended By HerbVic Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213177

Tim Cook, in my opinion, needs to stand firm against this. What are they going to do? Put him in jail? While some of the news channels may flip out over it, I think a lot of people can understand the issue. And I'm damned sure a lot of people in China get the point.

To: slacker711 who wrote (188243)	2/18/2016 2:38:43 AM
From: david1951	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213177

I believe that a compromise will be reached. I don't blame Apple for trying to safeguard iPhones' premier status as secure devices, especially in light of the fact that most iPhones are sold to other countries. If they agree to unlock this iPhone it will make it harder to say no to other countries. My understanding is that Apple Pay generates a unique security code each time that it is used, making it more secure to use than only using credit cards. I would think that Apple should be able to create a way that will only unlock this particular iPhone. While this will probably put all iPhones at greater risk of being cracked it does seem like a plausible compromise.

To: slacker711 who wrote (188243)	2/18/2016 1:17:30 PM
From: Art Bechhoefer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213177

Since Apple intends to appeal from the court ruling, the appeal will go initially to the 9th Judicial District Court of Appeals. The scenario that I foresee will be that the somewhat liberal appellate court rules in favor of Apple. An appeal to the Supreme Court, currently with 4 conservative and 4 slightly more liberal judges will result at best in a 4 to 4 ruling, which leaves standing the lower appellate ruling. In short, Apple wins. As pointed out in a New York Times article today, there are other ways that the contents of the phone in question might be determined, such as checking the phone data records of Verizon, the service provider. This may have been done already, without obtaining much relevant information, suggesting that the FBI is on a fishing expedition to try to uncover something – anything – that might help explain what happened. Art