On: iPhones 'disabled' if Apple detects third-party re...

[alextgordon]

Today's state-level agency is tomorrow's small town police department, and next week's street criminal. Attacks only get better.

Also, Apple is not only designing phones for you and me, but for businesses who nowadays are the target of state-level security agencies.

Clearly Apple fudged the implementation of this feature, and it's a PR nightmare, but all evidence points to their intentions being genuine.

[threeseed → alextgordon]

Exactly this.

Do you really think Apple hasn't been shocked/annoyed at how China/US/et al have actively tried to hack their customers including attempt to compromise their own servers ?