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By: Paul Rubell, Esq. Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone, LLP
New York, New York
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The Apple vs FBI Cases
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THE SAN BERNADINO MASSACRE
When terrorism strikes home
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THE EVIDENCE MAY BE STORED INSIDE
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10 Failed Attempts….
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THE HARDEST DECISONS
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The Public Interest Debate
Personal Privacy Homeland Security Freedom of Speech Freedom of Press Due Process of Law Search and seizure – search warrants Supremacy of federal government States’ rights Judicial Activism Congressional Legislation Executive Branch 6
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The Public Interest Debate
Technological Progress Going Dark Physical Security Cyber-security Internet of Things Health Care Financial Records Educational Records Personal Sex Life
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• FBI • Federal Trade Commission • Health & Human Services • SEC • FCC • Dept of Defense • Dept of Treasury • Dept of Homeland Security • Dept of Education • State laws
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What is Encryption?
Is this iPhone really encrypted? How is your data protected on the phone? Is that encryption, or just a locked door?
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Alfred Charles Hobbs – The 1851 lock pick
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Encryption Myths
Lock on door Scrambling data Security by obscurity Hiding the information Slowing down the intruder Cryptographic key Brute force attacks
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Data
Data at rest Information stored in the cloud
Social media posts Device data (iPhone, laptops) Data in transit WhatsApp Google Hangouts Interactive social media (SnapChat) iMessage Skype
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Apple & FBI can’t decrypt?
So many ways hardware methods to break into iPhone, widely published: • Cloning the NAND controller • Decapping (physically shaving off the CPU)
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The California order compelling Apple to Assist FBI in search
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Marc Zwillinger Letter – 2/17/2016
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OTHER APPLE CASES – THIS ISN’T THE ONLY ONE!
Date Received
Jurisdiction Device Type iOS Version Status
10/8/2015 Southern District of New York
iPhone 4S 7.0.4 Apple objected (12/9/2015)
10/30/2015 Southern District of New York
iPhone 5S 7.1 Apple objected (12/9/2015)
11/16/2015 Eastern District of New York
iPhone 6 Plus 8.1.2 Apple objected (12/9/2015) iPhone 6 8.1.2
11/18/2015 Northern District of Illinois iPhone 5S 7.1.1 Apple objected (12/9/2015)
12/4/2015 Northern District of California
iPhone 6 8.0 (or higher) Apple objected (12/9/2015) iPhone 3 4.2.1 iPhone 3 6.1.6
12/9/2015 Northern District of Illinois iPhone 5S 7.0.5 Apple requested copy of underlying Motion but has not received it yet (2/1/2016)
1/13/2016 Southern District of California
N/A (device ID not yet provided)
N/A (device ID not yet provided, but the requesting agent advised device is pre- iOS 8)
Apple was advised by the requesting agent that she is seeking a new warrant. Apple has not yet received this warrant.
2/2/2016 Northern District of Illinois iPad 2 Wifi 7.0.6 Apple objected (2/5/2016)
2/9/2016 District of Massachusetts iPhone 6 Plus 9.1 Apple objected (2/11/2016)
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BROOKLYN COURT ORDER
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BOSTON COURT ORDER
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The All Writs Act (1789)
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The Supreme Court and all courts established by Act of Congress may issue all writs necessary or appropriate in aid of their respective jurisdictions and agreeable to the usages and principles of law. 28 U.S. Code § 1651
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3 Factor Test under All Writs Act
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1. So far removed test
2. Unreasonable burden test
3. Necessary assistance test
US v NY Telephone, 434 U.S. 159 (1977)
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Apple’s Brief
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Electronic Frontier Foundation Amicus Brief
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Tech Industry – Amici Briefs
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1st Amendment
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
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1st Amendment UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA DANIEL J. BERNSTEIN, | No. C-95-0582 MHP | Plaintiff, | OPINION | vs. | | UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE | et al., | Defendants. | ____________________________________|
"This court can find no meaningful difference between computer language, particularly high-level languages as defined above, and German or French....Like music and mathematical equations, computer language is just that, language, and it communicates information either to a computer or to those who can read it....
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4th Amendment
Unreasonable search and seizure
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
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A Man’s Home is his Castle
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5th Amendment
Due Process:
No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.
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Stored Communications Act
A governmental entity may require the disclosure by a provider of electronic communication service of the contents of a wire or electronic communication, that is in electronic storage in an electronic communications system • If stored < 180 days, only pursuant to a warrant;
• If stored > 180 days, no warrant required.
18 U.S.C.§2703 29
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Electronic Communications Privacy Act
The Attorney General may apply to a Federal judge and such judge may grant an order authorizing or approving the interception of wire or oral communications by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, when such interception may provide or has provided evidence of a major felony. 18 U.S.C. §2516
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Verizon and AT&T
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Is Apple a Telecomm Carrier?
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Unimportant Data
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• No data is unimportant • Every piece of data is important • Hackers, thieves • Foreign governments • Disgruntled employees
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Mission-Critical Data
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• Invisible information (metadata) • Geolocation • IP address • Operating system • Apps installed • Hosting and server information • External drives • Open source code
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Legal Best Practices
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WRITTEN POLICY MANUALS
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Legal Best Practices
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• Social media policy • Internet use policy • Mobile use policy • E-mail use and retention policy • Data collection & retention policy
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Corporate Electronic Policies
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Transparent easy to understand Non-discriminatory apply uniformly Accountability behavior is regulated Monitor & edit content no surprises
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Legal Best Practices
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Cyber-liability insurance • Protection • Need customized insurance policy for your
business • One size does not fit all • Not all policies are created equal
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Legal Best Practices
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Cyber-liability insurance • Audit your insurance policies (not by
broker) • What are the policy’s exclusions? • Exclusions can make a policy useless for
your unique situation • Are defense costs inside or outside policy
limits?
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Best Practices
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• Design • Deploy
Conclusion
• Be aware of the risks • Mitigate • Develop best practices • Deploy them
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