Apple: We had no role in NSA's alleged iPhone hack

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP-Excite

LONDON (AP) - Apple Inc. (AAPL) says it played no role in the National Security Agency's alleged efforts to hack the iPhone, explaining that it was unaware of a recently revealed program apparently aimed at turning the best-selling smartphone into an improvised listening device.

The Cupertino, California-based, company said Tuesday it had never worked with the NSA to deliberately weaken its products, promising that it would "defend our customers from security attacks, regardless of who's behind them."

Apple's statement follows the disclosure by privacy advocate Jacob Appelbaum of a leaked document describing an NSA-designed "software implant" intended to turn an iPhone into a pocket-sized informer, secretly recording audio, stealing files, and harvesting contact information.

The revelation was one of series of disclosures which have rattled the NSA in the past six months.


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[onehandle]

1. Apple is working to deny the NSA access.

It's easier for them, because they don't plant third-party cookies throughout the Internet, unlike the Mountain View Ad Company.

[George II]

2. BIG word...."ALLEGED"!!!

This looks like a Sean Hannity post.

[jakeXT]

3. I downloaded his talk, I think I will have to watch it sometime.

“Not sure which one it is,” Applebaum continued. “I'd like to believe that since Apple didn't join the PRISM program until after Steve Jobs died, that maybe it's just that they write shitty software.”
http://rt.com/usa/apple-deny-nsa-monitor-iphone-046/

[MannyGoldstein]

4. The NSA would make them say that even if it were untrue

Hard to tell what's real any more.

[Deep13]

5. Why should we believe anything any corporate spokesperson has to say? nt

[meegbear]

6. If you can't trust a multi-billion dollar corporation, who can you trust?

[adirondacker]

7. Wait, Should I try Google to answer that?

[Blue_Tires]

8. Apple: We've covered our bases and have plausible deniability...