That's a good point. The unique device ID is baked into the hardware, but it doesn't look like it can be read directly, so it might not even be able to put in logic based on the ID into the firmware anyways.
The software would only disable those features on that specific device, which would be hard coded. Even if you moved the software to another device, it wouldn't work. Even if you had the source code, and modified to…
This is the technical aspect that I think isn't getting nearly enough attention. While I agree with Cook that this will set a precedence where governments, both the US and others, begin making these requests more…
That's a good point. The unique device ID is baked into the hardware, but it doesn't look like it can be read directly, so it might not even be able to put in logic based on the ID into the firmware anyways.
The software would only disable those features on that specific device, which would be hard coded. Even if you moved the software to another device, it wouldn't work. Even if you had the source code, and modified to…
This is the technical aspect that I think isn't getting nearly enough attention. While I agree with Cook that this will set a precedence where governments, both the US and others, begin making these requests more…