Lockdown: Apple could make it even tougher to hack phones

An Associated Press article about the battle between Apple Inc. and the FBI over iPhone security looks at what individuals and Apple could do to FBI-proof their phones and shield private information from investigators and cybercriminals alike, and quotes Mark Bartholomew, professor of law. “They are walking a tightrope,” says Bartholomew, who specializes in privacy and encryption issues. Requiring longer passcodes might annoy most Apple users, he says, while boosting phone security “sort of amplifies the whole argument that Apple is making things too difficult and frustrating law enforcement officials.” The article appeared in news outlets around the world, including The New York Times, ABC News, The Washington Post, Newsday and England’s Daily Mail.

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http://bigstory.ap.org/article/c1db2060e80c4ce29dd2af49c4acd96f/lockdown-apple-could-make-it-even-tougher-hack-phones

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/02/24/us/ap-us-apple-encryption-stronger-locks.html?_r=0

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/lockdown-apple-make-tougher-hack-phones-37171691

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/lockdown-apple-could-make-it-even-tougher-to-hack-phones/2016/02/24/8b31495a-db37-11e5-8210-f0bd8de915f6_story.html

http://www.newsday.com/business/apple-could-make-it-even-tougher-to-hack-phones-1.11506796

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-3462761/Lockdown-Apple-make-tougher-hack-Phones.html