The iPhone 5c for which the FBI wants Apple to create a special version of iOS so that it can bypass the iPhone 5c’s password-reset limit and autowipe? If the San Bernardino Health Dept. had installed the county’s MobileIron mobile management software on it, the county could have reset the iPhone’s password and let the FBI access the iPhone without any hassles.
Also, the terrorism excuse that the FBI is using to force Apple to create a backdoor would be gone. (The FBI has at least 10 other cases involving criminals where it wants Apple to crack iPhones for similar access, but citing terrorism is an easier way to get compliance.)
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