Un vicepresedinte Apple vorbeste despre importanta securizarii iOS

Craig Federighi este carismaticul vicepresedinte senior al diviziei care dezvolta software-ul produselor celor din Cupertino, iar in cursul noptii trecute o celebra publicatie americana a publicat un articol scris de catre el despre importanta securizarii iOS si lupta cu FBI.

In mare, Federighi a reiterat tot ceea ce a afirmat Apple pana acum, mai exact ca securizarea datelor utilizatorilor este extrem de importanta si ca o comprimitere a acestei securitati pentru doar un singur iphone este un precedent extrem de periculos.

Mai mult decat atat, aceasta vulnerabilitate va fi exploatata nu doar de catre FBI pentru a prelua date, ci si de catre diversi infractori sau hackeri, portita de acces in iOS neputand fi protejata suficient de catre compania Apple.

Federighi ironizeaza si o afirmatie facuta de catre un reprezentant al Ministerului Justitiei care spunea ca sistemul de securitate al iOS 7 era perfect, insa acesta poate fi spart extrem de usor de catre hackeri, insa revenirea la el nu va avea loc.

To get around Apple’s safeguards, the FBI wants us to create a backdoor in the form of special software that bypasses passcode protections, intentionally creating a vulnerability that would let the government force its way into an iPhone. Once created, this software — which law enforcement has conceded it wants to apply to many iPhones — would become a weakness that hackers and criminals could use to wreak havoc on the privacy and personal safety of us all.

In final Federighi sustine ca a devenit inginer software pentru ca a avut increderea ca tehnologia poate imbunatati viata utilizatorilor din lumea intreaga, si ca software-ul are potential nelimitat de a rezolva probleme pe intregul glob, dar si ca aceste cerinte ale FBI sunt inacceptabile.

I became an engineer because I believe in the power of technology to enrich our lives. Great software has seemingly limitless potential to solve human problems — and it can spread around the world in the blink of an eye. Malicious code moves just as quickly, and when software is created for the wrong reason, it has a huge and growing capacity to harm millions of people.