Introduction
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There is an ongoing lawsuit between Apple and FBI as regards iCloud unlocking. LA iPhone Repair and Unlock Center would love to give their view about the issue. A major problem, currently troubling America and most part of the world is terrorism. Terrorism is thus seriously frowned out by America and other affected countries. Every measure is thus taken by America and these other countries to overcome the threat. This is however difficult as affected countries are expected to play based on rules and regulations while the terrorist does not follow such rules. Affected countries including the United States of America are sometimes tempted to play outside of these rules. Security is a personal affairs and every individual have a right to secrecy. The importance of computers including mobile phones has made apple and other mobile phone manufacturers to make their mobile phones as secured as possible. The FBI is however compelling Apple to allow them access into the privacy of iPhone users which Apple does not want to grant. Hence, the FBI lawsuit against Apple. The parties involved would be discussed, details about the lawsuit and the opinion of LA iPhone Repair and Unlock Services. Based on this, you should be able to get a holistic view of all the actors and issues, even if you had no clue about any of them before.

Federal Bureau of Investigation

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the United States of America’s domestic security and intelligence service. It is also the prime agency in charge of law enforcement at the Federal level in the country. First on the list of the priority of the FBI is the protection of America from terrorism and terrorist attacks. Others include:

• Enhance technology to be able to carry out the mission of the FBI successfully
• Support international, local, state and federal partners
• Fight against violent crime that are significant
• Fight against major crimes of a white-collar nature
• Fight against national / transnational criminal enterprises and organizations
• Civil rights protection
• Fight against corruption in the every level of the public sector
• Protect America from high-technology crimes and cyber-based attacks
• Protect America from espionage and intelligence operations of other countries.

Apple

Apple is an American organization that was founded on the 1st of April, in the year 1976 by Steve Robs, Ronald Wayne and Steve Wozniak. The company is into Fabless Silicon Design, Digital distribution, Consumer electronics, computer software and computer hardware. Their products include iWork, iLife, watchOS, iOS, OS X, Apple TV, Apple Watch, iPad, iPhone, iPod and Mac. Their services also include Apple Music, iCloud (which is the center of this discussion), iBooks Store, Mac App Store, iOS App Store, iTunes Store, online Apple Store, Apple Store and Apple Pay. Apple products are very popular in many countries, they are very durable and when they have faults, they can be easily by fixed at LA iPhone repair and unlock center.

iCloud

On the 12th of October, in the year 2011, Apple Inc launched their cloud service which they tagged iCloud. It is a cloud computing and cloud storage service. The iCloud is compatible with mobile phones and computers which are running on iOS 5 or later, Microsoft Windows 7 or later as well as OS X – 10.7 lion or later. It is a backup storage service for these gadgets for music, photos and documents as well as file sending and sharing service. This makes it easy for the information backed up on the iCloud to be retrieved in the event of an individual losing his phone. The devices could also be managed from the cloud, even after it is missing. The iCloud has the automatic features that allow backing up of iOS gadgets directly to the iCloud through wireless connection. The iCloud is well secured and staffs of the LA iPhone repair and unlock center also uses the service. The features of the iCloud, which is well secured include iCloud Drive, Storage, iCloud Photo Library, Photo Stream, iWork for iCloud, iTunes Match, iCloud Keychain, Find My iPhone, Find My Friends, Email, Back to my Mac as well as Backup and restore.

LA iPhone repair and unlock center

The LA iPhone repair and unlock center is a specialist in repairing Apple iPhones that are located in Los Angeles. The LA iPhone repair center also has the ability to unlock Apple mobile phones. They are a major player in the telecommunication sector due to the positive reputation as being a top LA iPhone repair center.

The source of the current dispute

The mobile phone has been applied by terrorists in carrying out their activity. They are used for communication purposes as well as detonation of bombs. The source of the FBI-Apple dispute can be traced to 2nd of December in the year 2015 when 14 and 22 people were killed and severely wounded respectively due to a terrorist attack in California’s San Bernardino at the Inland Regional Center. It was believed that accessing the phone would give the FBI new leads to the capture of the other accomplices, as they could check the calls and messages of the suspect, Syed Rizwan Farook, whose iPhone was recovered. The initial iPhone hacks do not work on the phone, resulting in the request by the FBI to Apple Inc for assistance. Apple however declined. This led to the FBI to file a case to court, to order Apple Inc to hack the suspect’s phone and iCloud.
 
Abrupt end of the case

The case however came to an abrupt end after the FBI was able to purchase a hack for over $1 million that was able to hack into the phone of the suspect. This led to the FBI’s withdrawal of the case.

LA iPhone Repair and Unlock Center view

The mobile phone is a major tool in the hand of terrorists. Access to the mobile phone of people by security agencies could help in solving a lot of terrorist case and several other crimes. This would lead to the safety of life and environment as well as the overall improvement of the community which is one of the major purposes of the creation of the telecommunication industries. When people who use these devices to carry out crimes are protected, it would encourage people to continue. This would defeat the purpose of its creation and also give it the reputation of a terror tool.

LA iPhone repair and unlock center understands the importance of privacy of individuals as well as the need for their computers and mobile phones to be protected from individuals who could use such devices against them or steal their information. The LA iPhone repair center is of the view that mobile phone manufacturers, software developers and government agencies, especially those in charge of security should be able to come to an agreement on helping each other in solving crime cases, especially when it has been proved beyond reasonable doubt, that the gadget was used for criminal purposes, such as the San Bernardino case. The LA iPhone repair center is of the opinion that this would serve as a deterrent to people who intend to use mobile phones to commit crimes, and enhance the peace and safety in the world.

Apple feels the heat of the third party repair shops

Introduction:

Apple has invested huge amounts in the manufacture of its iPhone series. The iPhone 6 and 6S are the latest entrants from the Apple stable. Smart phones are smart no doubt. However, they are also machines. Machines can malfunction. The iPhone 6 is certainly not immune to malfunctions. Apple has a warranty scheme in place where they repair their iPhones in case the customers experience a manufacturing defect.
However, customers are a smarter lot. They realize that undertaking repairs from Apple is a costly affair. They try to approach cheap repair centers for a solution to the problems they face with their iPhones. Many such repair centers are mushrooming all over the place in the entire United States of America.

Carrying out iPhone repairs:

See, man is a very intelligent animal. If Man can design the iPhone6, the same man can repair it too. There is no dearth of knowledge and expertise among the human community. Apple trains its engineers about the nuances of its devices. They deliver hands-on training to their dedicated staff to repair these iPhones. However, Apple cannot prevent other people, not under its control from learning how to repair the iPhones. As already seen, man is an intelligent fellow. He can always learn any trade by trial and error methods.

You should understand that before the iPhone became open for public use, there were people who learnt the art of repairing these marvels. Such people have gone on to set up third party iPhone repair shops. Naturally, they would charge much less than what Apple would charge for repairing the iPhones. This would entail a flow of people towards such repair shops. Everyone is cost conscious in the world and rightly so. He has a choice. He can grab it.

How it affects Apple?

Third party repair services could result in a drain on Apple’s resources. It finds its customers weaning away to these third party repair shops. Who could bear this loss? Certainly, Apple has to find a way out to stop this flow of customers. Hence, Apple has come up with a slew of measures. One such measure is the Error 53.  
 
What is Error 53?

The iPhone is the monopoly of Apple. Apple does not want any third party service vendor to repair or tamper with its unique design. The engineers at Apple have now designed the device in such a manner that any attempt by a third party repairer renders the device useless. The engineers have designed a software program that disables such iPhones. This is the error 53.

Error 53, Why

Every iPhone pairs with a specific and unique Touch ID sensor. This entails that if some third party repair center replaces your Touch ID sensor, the iPhone will not work in the same manner. Hence, Apple has designed this error 53 to prevent fraudulent transactions. This would mean that a non-Apple engineer would not be able to repair an Apple iPhone at all.

Customer interest:

Apple has introduced this Error 53 as a security measure. It does not intend to put its customers to any hardship at all. Apple has customer interest foremost in its minds. It does not want its fantastic inventions to fall into the hands of the unregistered and untrained hands. In serving its own interests, Apple takes care of customers’ interests too. This error 53 prevents any unauthorized person from handling your precious iPhone.

What can the customer do now?

In case, an iPhone user encounters the error 53 message, he has to approach the authorized service center of Apple. There is no other way out. No engineer other than the ones authorized by Apple can solve this problem. This ensures two things. One is that it assures the customers of the most professional service. Apple maintains very high service standards. The customer would feel secure that the iPhone is in safe hands. Secondly, Apple would not miss its revenue. The third party repair centers were quite an irksome headache for Apple. Now, they would not be able to touch the phones at all.

Why should Apple object to third party repairs?

You have to agree that not all third party engineers are bad. They are also experts in their own field. If an engineer can repair an iPhone, it should entail that he has some quality in him. You cannot deny that. However, that does not give him the license to pouch on Apple’s income. This would be a violation of the monopolistic trade regulations of Apple. No self-respecting company would allow that.

Does the customer benefit?

Of course, the customer benefits in many ways. In the first place, Apple assures him quality of repair. It also entails that the company would replace worn out parts with genuine ones. This would not be the case when the customer approaches a third party service center. Secondly, the customer would save money in the bargain. It may initially appear that he has to pay more. However, this would be the only time he would pay for this particular fault. Apple can guarantee that the iPhone will not breakdown again because of the same fault without the customer having a role in it. This would save him the recurring expenses that he would have otherwise incurred had he approached a third party service center.

Is it fair to penalize the customer?

You should know that everything is fair in love and war. This drain on the resources is in fact a war according to Apple. They have a right to safeguard their rights as well as that of their loyal customers. In addition, they have to take care of the long-term interests of their customers. Hence, the customers may have to pay a price for this safeguard. This should be legal as far as Apple is concerned.

Conclusion:

Business has its own ethics. IPhone is the monopoly of Apple and no one can dispute this fact. It can do anything in its control to safeguard its interests. If it means introduction of error 53, so be it.