I know this is Apple’s big press conference day, and it’s mostly about their smartwatch. I hope it goes well. I hope nobody has stolen their secrets.
I bring this up because their are some interesting documents floating around the Internet. These documents say the CIA (central intelligence agency) tried to breach iPhone and iPad security. The documents say the CIA has been trying to do this for years. In an event called “Jamboree” (no, I’m not talking about the Boy Scout national camp out), strategies and plans were discussed to exploit weaknesses in such electronics. These Jamboree conferences have gone on for years, even before the first iPad was released. Security keys and encrypted data were targeted to try and stop Apple’s attempt to provide mobile security to Apple users globally. The government did sponsor this potential invasion. ?With this invasion, if successful, spies can infect malware and test out weaknesses in Apple systems. The document said CIA spies came up with their own Xcode, a software that can get into apps and programs, through the backdoor, without the apps’ permission or approval. Of course, the CIA has no comment. Neither does Apple.
I notice a couple of coincidences here. I find it interesting this report comes out on the same day of this much anticipated conference. Who would gain from this kind of timing? Look at the fact that neither Apple nor the CIA are commenting about this Jamboree report. If you remember when the Edward Snowden scandal broke out, Apple said they were virtually forced to turn in records to the NSA. There’s a lot of finger pointing and things left unsaid. This story isn’t going away soon. But yet everybody is so giddy about Apple’s upcoming smartwatch. Assuming this report is true, will the CIA try to infiltrate the Apple Watch? If so, will they succeed?