The FBI has stated it won't reveal how it unlocked the IPhone in the San Bernardino terrorist case ... see: EarthLink News Story. However, your intrepid blogger heard a scoop on a talk radio show this AM ... a credible claim that five ex-IBMers did the job for a cool $1.4 million. And this was just for that single IPhone. Additional smart-phone unlockings go for the same amount. Pretty lucrative business model.
But was it worth it? They got the Facebook, email, and cloud backup stuff already. Was there anything more than grocery shopping lists, pictures of cats, and the latest music downloads?
ReplyDeleteThe FBI said that they would tell me for $2 million ...
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