DOJ May Compel Apple to Help Unlock iPhone

 

 

The US Department of Justice made a bold statement yesterday against Apple, claiming it may compel the California-based company to hand over its iOS source code if it won’t do so voluntarily.
Apple continues to rebel against the government in its refusal to help unlock the iPhone 5C of one of the attackers who carried out a deadly Dec. 2 terrorist act in San Bernardino, Calif. Essentially, the FBI wants Apple to build a “backdoor” to the iPhone.

Apple image — The iPhone 5C.

“Specifically, the FBI wants us to make a new version of the iPhone operating system, circumventing several important security features, and install it on an iPhone recovered during the investigation,” said Apple CEO Tim Cook on the company’s website.

“In the wrong hands, this software – which does not exist today – would have the potential to unlock any iPhone in someone’s physical possession.”

Apple refuses to budge on the matter, and insists that providing help to the FBI would be a burden on the company, stating it would have to allocate a team of six to 10 Apple engineers to work on the task for at least a month.

According to a Boy Genius Report article, the DOJ submitted a 43-page document to the government in which it states Apple’s arguments are just diversions meant to drag out court proceedings.
It’s no secret the multi-billion dollar company wants nothing to do with the FBI as it believes cooperating with it would “set a legal precedent that would expand the powers of the government” when it comes to collecting information from personal devices.

In its report, the DOJ didn’t mince words, clearly stating if Apple doesn’t want to lend a helping hand, it may have to be forced.

“The government did not seek to compel Apple to turn (the source code) over because it believed such a request would be less palatable to Apple,” the report reads. “If Apple would prefer that course, however, that may provide an alternative that requires less labor by Apple programmers.”

Apple’s lawyer says the report is simply a smear campaign filled with “false accusations and innuendo,” according to the Boy Genius Report.

Just last week, more than 25 technology companies including Microsoft, Facebook and Google, sided with Apple in its ongoing fight against the federal bureau, while the families of the victims killed in the San Bernadino attack believe pulling information from the iPhone would aid the investigation against the suspects.

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The easier it is for clients and prospects to contact you the better.

Right?

And if all your contact info is stored in their phone that makes it pretty easy.

Also right?

What’s NOT easy is getting a client or prospect to type your information into their address book.

Last night I found a cool feature on my iPhone that can make it dead-simple for insurance agents to get into their client’s cell phones.

It’s not top-secret and you might already know your phone can do this.

But I think this iPhone capability can be incredibly powerful if used right for insurance agents so I wanted to share it with you.


Here’s the easiest way to get your agency’s contact information into your client’s phone.
By the way, if you don’t have an iPhone don’t give up. Your phone might have some similar functionality. It’ll just be less user-friendly and harder to figure out.

First – Create Optimized Contact Profiles in Your Own Phone

These are the contact profiles you want clients and prospects to have in their phone.
I recommend creating two separate profiles:

1) One “Agency Profile” that you give to clients.

This profile is branded as the agency and includes things like:

• The agency’s main phone number
• The general office email address
• Individual extensions for each employee
• Phone numbers for filing claims
• Phone numbers to contact carrier(s) directly
• Phone numbers to make payments
• Useful client website links
• Links to social media accounts etc.

You basically just want this contact to be a clients one-stop-shop for any information about your agency or your carrier they may need while on the go.

2) And one “Salesperson Profile” that you give to prospects or networking connections.

This profile is branded as you and includes things like:

• Your personal cell number
• Any phone number you may call them from (so your profile displays in Caller ID)
• Your direct email address
• A link to your LinkedIn, Facebook, and/or Twitter profile
• A link to your “Get a Quote” page
• Phone numbers, links, and anything else about you

Get the idea here?

You’re not just creating a standard contact, you’re creating robust and valuable profiles full of information people will find valuable to have on hand!

Here’s how to set up those profiles:

Step 1: Open The Contacts app.

Step 2: Tap the “+” button to add a new contact.

Step 3: Enter As Much Information As Possible

Step 4: Pretend you’re a teenage girl and take a “Selfie”

Update: After testing this process, I learned that the profile photo doesn’t always transfer when you share this contact.

It’s still fun though, so I had to leave it in here ;-)

Step 5: Save the New Contact You Created

That’s it.

And here’s how you get these profiles into your clients’ and prospects’ phones:

Step 1: Open the Contact Profile and Scroll to the Bottom

Step 2: Tap “Share Contact”.

Step 3: Share the Contact by text message, email, or Airdrop.

(I haven’t tested the Airdrop so I don’t know how it works but email and text work fine. If you figure out the Airdrop and there’s any advantages please let us all know in the comments below)

Here’s what the client needs to do:

The client/prospect needs to take one extra step to save your information to their phone.
For illustration purposes, here’s what it looks like if they receive the contact via text message on another iPhone.

I don’t know how this process differs on non-iPhones, you’ll have to figure it out yourself because there’s only iPhones in my house.

Step 1: They’ll get a text message that looks like this:

Step 2: After tapping the message, they should scroll down and tap, “Create New Contact”

And You’re In!

By the way, this may have seemed like a lot of steps because I showed lots of screenshots for every step but I promise (other than setting up the contact profiles) the process only takes seconds to do with a client.

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