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Apple says no to government request for backdoor

Posted by $ blarman 10 years, 1 month ago to Business
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Hopefully more companies will do the same (paging Google, Microsoft...)

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  • Posted by $ MichaelAarethun 10 years, 1 month ago in reply to this comment.
    Actually there is no warrant needed anymore nor any record of the action taken nor any proofs needed. Only 'suspicion of terrorism.' So sayeth the Patriot Act.
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  • Posted by wiggys 10 years, 1 month ago in reply to this comment.
    True enough. However, i believe that apple will be TOLD that they have to figure out how to accommodate the government. We are facist after all.
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  • Posted by $ AJAshinoff 10 years, 1 month ago
    Apple software is a sieve. Sure say no, but then they can hack you without much effort OR, more likely, purchase the info they want from Apple directly.
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  • Posted by $ blarman 10 years, 1 month ago in reply to this comment.
    It would have been more impressive, but also fairly foolish. If you are running a business, the last thing you want to do is tick off the government. Not only are you inviting an IRS audit, you are going to lose the ability to bid for lucrative government contracts.
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  • Posted by $ MichaelAarethun 10 years, 1 month ago
    It's a request. This time. I fully believe MS already caved. Had to be something to get away with intentional conspiracy to defraud the public activities and get away with it.
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  • Posted by dbhalling 10 years, 1 month ago in reply to this comment.
    It's immoral, its unconstitutional, and it is bad for business.

    Oh Yeah, and there is not evidence that these sort of programs have ever stopped one terrorist attack.
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  • Posted by $ rainman0720 10 years, 1 month ago
    Maybe I'm interpreting this article differently, but I dont' hear Apple telling the government to go play in traffic. I hear them saying "Sorry, I can't give you want you want"; I don't hear them saying "I won't give you want you want.".

    Example from the article: "For devices running iOS 8 or higher, Apple would not have the technical ability to do what the government requests—take possession of a password protected device from the government and extract unencrypted use data from that device for the government. Among the security features in iOS 8 is a feature that prevents anyone without the device’s passcode from accessing the device’s encrypted data. This includes Apple."

    I wish they had come right out and said "Sorry, Uncle Sam. We intentionally designed iOS8 to be impossible for you to crack. We wanted to protect the privacy of our customers, and we intentionally gave them a way to protect their information from the prying eyes of Big Brother. Take that!"

    That would have been more impressive.
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  • Posted by scojohnson 10 years, 1 month ago
    Hey... Apple denied the government's request to go spelunking in someone else's life.

    Does anyone feel less safe now? No? I don't either. We can just make that the standard.
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  • Posted by ObjectiveAnalyst 10 years, 1 month ago
    Hello blarman,
    Good news. More of the private sector needs to tell the tyrants to go pound sand.
    Respectfully,
    O.A.
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