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They should continue to bring it up, every time, until the story is rescinded.

Bizarre thought just hit me.

What if they are correct, and stumbled onto the same trail the FBI has, and the FBI gave them an order to not discuss it anymore due to a pending investigation with national security repercussions?

Given how BB has just walked away from this article - no rescinding, no nothing, I think it's a possibility.

They weren't correct. It was all a lie by Bloomberg. The scenario in the article was already disclosed as a rough hypothetical for expository purposes. The pictured component was a passive device that wouldn't be usable in any sort of hack with inserted digital electronics.

sorry, but it sounds like a conspiracy theory

Because it is. It has been proposed though. I think the only way this could be true is if Tim Cook and many security folks at Apple either failed to detect the exploit, or they did and are all "in on it" and essentially lying about adherence to a core company value.

The requirement of perfect secrecy and vast involvement in a lie is what typically weakens conspiracy theories as not realistic.

Who says they are all in on it?

And media has held back articles several times due to govt request - maybe this one just got through.

Not saying I'm right - only saying it's possible.

Because it would require hardware, network and general security engineers to perform the investigation. And along with that would be a dozen aides or delegates to these professionals that would be very familiar with the investigation.

It would be obvious if the results were opposite what Cook said publicly, or if the investigation was suddenly stopped and made inconclusive.

Apple would also be counting on the US government and Bloomberg to not leak "the truth" so that Tim Cook's statement would not be revealed as a lie.

The idea offers intrigue but doesn't pass any kind of reasonable pass of consideration.

You are assuming that Apple would know. Am I missing something?

I think in your idea, the exploit is real and known by LE and Bloomberg. However, Apple was not able to find this out, even though it was real. Is that the case? If so, it would suggest the FBI is allowing Apple to unknowingly use compromised systems?

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