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		bfaviero on March 16, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple files final response in San Bernardino iPhon... Enron can hand over the laptop. This would be like asking Enron to break into their CEO's house.

einarvollset on March 16, 2016 | [–]

Not really. If Enron put encryption with their master keys on the data, how is this different? Seems very similar to me?

tosseraccount on March 16, 2016 | [–]

The phone was owned by the state.

smileysteve on March 16, 2016 | [–]

And if the state (or any employer) were appropriately managing their devices they'd have access to the data, known which apps were on it, and have remote wiped it.

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