tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post797418142954599126..comments2023-10-03T07:01:41.144-05:00Comments on Always On Watch: Semper Vigilans: FEATURED QUESTION: Technology (With Addendum)Always On Watchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comBlogger134125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-75358957341713883052016-02-22T05:03:39.693-06:002016-02-22T05:03:39.693-06:00Another wrinkle:
In the chaotic aftermath of the...<a href="http://www.smh.com.au/world/fbi-admits-iphone-mistake-that-may-have-cost-it-san-bernardino-evidence-20160221-gmzh9u.html" rel="nofollow">Another wrinkle</a>:<br /><br /><i> In the chaotic aftermath of the shootings in San Bernardino, California, in December, FBI investigators seeking to recover data from the iPhone of one of the shooters asked a technician in the California county to reset the phone's iCloud password.<br /><br />That apparent fog-of-war error has foreclosed the possibility of an automatic backup by the phone to the Apple iCloud servers that might have turned up more clues to the origins of the terrorist attack that killed 14 people....</i>Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-76381879880724125982016-02-21T06:40:26.507-06:002016-02-21T06:40:26.507-06:00Yeah, but that was planting stories in the foreign...Yeah, but that was planting stories in the foreign press. The 'American Press' operation is non-stop.Speedy Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01640242783952822072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-88903923140139066952016-02-20T20:58:51.246-06:002016-02-20T20:58:51.246-06:00Back in 2003 the Pentagon announced to the media t...Back in 2003 the Pentagon announced to the media that they were shutting down their disinformation department.(((Thought Criminal)))https://www.blogger.com/profile/17311656184275255223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-10203925943172923862016-02-20T11:54:57.048-06:002016-02-20T11:54:57.048-06:00Speedy,
No, we are not sure!Speedy,<br />No, we are not sure!Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-54557439678592913892016-02-20T11:54:06.379-06:002016-02-20T11:54:06.379-06:00Prince,
Yes, this situation smells!Prince, <br />Yes, this situation smells!Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-27578262304636175492016-02-20T10:15:27.522-06:002016-02-20T10:15:27.522-06:00Are we sure that this isn't just another FBI D...Are we sure that this isn't just another FBI Disinformation Campaign to encourage terrorists to use IPhones because it already has an NSA back door built in?Speedy Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01640242783952822072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-59444435683990090042016-02-20T09:58:18.908-06:002016-02-20T09:58:18.908-06:00This I know for sure: At my place of employment a...This I know for sure: At my place of employment a ticket must be generated to request assistance with an IT problem. <br /><br />From how it reads, the county employee stepped outside of normal protocols in place to access the phone of Syed Farook. IT services are a request-driven task when it comes to information retrieval.<br /><br />Why? Why did the employee remotely access and reset the password?The Last English Princehttp://thelasteenglishprince.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-85396253705454989272016-02-20T07:09:15.939-06:002016-02-20T07:09:15.939-06:00This may be worth recalling:
Initial news reports...<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_San_Bernardino_attack#Shootout" rel="nofollow">This</a> may be worth recalling:<br /><br /><i><b>Initial news reports and witness accounts led to a search for up to three shooters</b>, but police eventually determined that there were only two. </i>Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-34535724148473181772016-02-20T07:05:15.046-06:002016-02-20T07:05:15.046-06:00Hooboy!
Syed Farook's brother is a computer t...Hooboy!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/brother-calif-shooting-decorated-navy-vet-article-1.2454568" rel="nofollow">Syed Farook's brother is a computer technician -- <i>Information System Technician</i></a><br /><br />Is Syed Farook's brother (Syed Raheel Farook) also a county employee? If not, does he know a county employee whom he persuaded to tamper with Syed Farook's phone?Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-61935338093448575872016-02-20T06:20:16.776-06:002016-02-20T06:20:16.776-06:00Prince,
Another county employee who was in on the ...Prince,<br />Another county employee who was in on the jihad plot?Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-33837008846819419702016-02-20T06:01:11.183-06:002016-02-20T06:01:11.183-06:00I had to read the link twice to let sink in the po...I had to read the link twice to let sink in the possible ramifications. We need to now consider an individuals cell phone part of the crime scene package, something which must not be tampered with except in official capacity.<br /><br />The Last English Princehttp://thelasteenglishprince.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-36670704890379146642016-02-20T04:54:15.761-06:002016-02-20T04:54:15.761-06:00And the link offers this, too:
According to court...And the link offers this, too:<br /><br /><i>According to court records, the iPhone had not been backed up since Oct. 19, 2015, one-and-a-half months before the attack and that this “indicates to the FBI that Farook may have disabled the automatic iCloud backup function to hide evidence.” </i><br /><br />Read the entire link <a href="https://gma.yahoo.com/san-bernardino-shooters-apple-id-passcode-changed-while-234003785--abc-news-topstories.html" rel="nofollow">HERE</a>.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-74315673456116246392016-02-20T04:52:22.628-06:002016-02-20T04:52:22.628-06:00And what is the name of that county employee?And what is the name of that county employee?Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-82594272031435485102016-02-20T04:48:12.035-06:002016-02-20T04:48:12.035-06:00From the link that Tammy left above:
The passwor...From the link that Tammy left above:<br /><br /><i> The password for the San Bernardino shooter's iCloud account associated with his iPhone was reset hours after authorities took possession of the device.<br /><br />The Justice Department acknowledged in its court filing that the password of Syed Farook's iCloud account had been reset. The filing states, "the owner [San Bernardino County Department of Public Health], in an attempt to gain access to some information in the hours after the attack, was able to reset the password remotely, but that had the effect of eliminating the possibility of an auto-backup."<br /><br />Apple could have recovered information from the iPhone had the iCloud password not been reset...<br /><br />[...]<br /><br /><b>The auto reset was executed by a county information technology employee, according to a federal official. Federal investigators only found out about the reset after it had occurred and that the county employee acted on his own, not on the orders of federal authorities...</b><br /><br />Apple executives say the iPhone was in the possession of the government when iCloud password was reset. A federal official familiar with the investigation confirmed that federal investigators were indeed in possession of the phone when the reset occurred.... </i>Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-38386298029925570922016-02-20T04:43:49.220-06:002016-02-20T04:43:49.220-06:00Anonymous,
I do occasionally allow mild profanity ...Anonymous,<br />I do <b>occasionally</b> allow mild profanity if the rest of such a comment has importance to the discussion.<br /><br />My blog. My rules.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-75685609893017222012016-02-20T04:28:41.522-06:002016-02-20T04:28:41.522-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-91565832145215051702016-02-19T21:44:46.116-06:002016-02-19T21:44:46.116-06:00Well, well, well....
https://gma.yahoo.com/san-be...Well, well, well....<br /><br />https://gma.yahoo.com/san-bernardino-shooters-apple-id-passcode-changed-while-234003785--abc-news-topstories.html<br /><br />TammyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-1869528754400434742016-02-19T21:37:26.501-06:002016-02-19T21:37:26.501-06:00Lotsa upvotes!
Apple could take that phone, crack...Lotsa upvotes!<br /><br />Apple could take that phone, crack it, and turn the data over to the FBI, and nobody else would be harmed.<br /><br />Privacy is a fiction. Afraid of the government spying on you? Apple is spying on you, and so is Google, Yahoo and the rest of them...Silverfiddlehttp://westernhero.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-4424152257567241782016-02-19T18:37:25.214-06:002016-02-19T18:37:25.214-06:00It's all about the Benjamins. And if Apple ca...It's all about the Benjamins. And if Apple can't pursue them, then this isn't our country anymore.Thersiteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15751286903359745316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-27818292230343162472016-02-19T17:29:37.902-06:002016-02-19T17:29:37.902-06:00Using phones for more than phones... I can replica...Using phones for more than phones... I can replicate the :::cough::: "quality" of the IPhone 6's camera by smearing Vaseline on the lens of my Nokia 935 ;)(((Thought Criminal)))https://www.blogger.com/profile/17311656184275255223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-51331694996281093562016-02-19T15:09:27.946-06:002016-02-19T15:09:27.946-06:00Part of this stems from using phones for far more ...Part of this stems from using phones for far more than phones.<br />How much info resides on servers (the "cloud") that is more damaging than what's on the phone?<br />You want ultra security in your comms because you are afraid of big brother? Don't depend on any device.<br />"Make the FBI do it's job."?<br />Getting intel off that phone falls right in that demand.<br />Some concern about search and seizure down the road should not impinge on determining the status of a potential ticking bomb, the contacts in a sleeper cell.<br />The discussion has gone far afield.<br />Crack one phone that was in the possession of a dead terrorist which may implicate others waiting to do harm.<br />Leave all the other phones alone.<br />As for Apple? What better advertising than "Your data is safe with us, the Feds can't crack it, and unless you are a nefarious character, we won't help them."<br /><br />Ed Bonderenkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03724552853113809036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-12257334572789273992016-02-19T14:58:02.546-06:002016-02-19T14:58:02.546-06:00Yep.Yep.Ed Bonderenkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03724552853113809036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-41983930534614833222016-02-19T13:35:31.319-06:002016-02-19T13:35:31.319-06:00I just don't trust Tim Cook to be honest or si...I just don't trust Tim Cook to be honest or sincere. Not only did he fail to mention that the IPhone 6 is an overpriced useless piece of shit in his letter, he didn't apologize for it either. ;)(((Thought Criminal)))https://www.blogger.com/profile/17311656184275255223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-24509012605816047002016-02-19T12:20:07.817-06:002016-02-19T12:20:07.817-06:00I agree with SF 100%.
And Ducky, God help me. ...I agree with SF 100%. <br /><br />And Ducky, God help me. :-)Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-71323275093355030862016-02-19T11:40:57.376-06:002016-02-19T11:40:57.376-06:00Beamish,
I confess that I have an iPhone5S. I got...Beamish,<br />I confess that I have an iPhone5S. I got it because a homeschool parent gave me a mini iPad, which I use a lot.<br /><br />But here's the thing...I don't <b>worship</b> these devices. Many Apple users do just that. I don't get it!Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.com