James Comey really should have a good sit down and chat with Ben Franklin. You know, the guy that said something about sacrificing freedom for security deserves neither line.
Brave Future Motion ran away Bravely ran away When Danger reared it's ugly head They bravely turned their tail and fled Yes Future Motion turned about And bravely chickened out.
Bravely taking to their feet he beat a very brave retreat, Bravest of the brave, Brave Future Motion.
within the last couple hours, Reported from ABC within the last half hour (as of this post)
-- Truncated important bits (Ie. TLDR)
1) US govt issued court order to break our own encryption (more of the court order itself) Let's have a discussion about encryption NOW.
2) Need for encryption, How everyone uses encryption and what breaking IOS would mean.
3) Apple is shocked and outraged by San Bernadino and has co-operated to the fullest extent of the law (Important bit there)
** Important bits here **
"Up to this point, we have done everything that is both within our power and within the law to help them. But now the U.S. government has asked us for something we simply do not have, and something we consider too dangerous to create. They have asked us to build a backdoor to the iPhone. 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."
and a bit further on...
"The government suggests this tool could only be used once, on one phone. But that’s simply not true. Once created, the technique could be used over and over again, on any number of devices. In the physical world, it would be the equivalent of a master key, capable of opening hundreds of millions of locks — from restaurants and banks to stores and homes. No reasonable person would find that acceptable."
then goes on to describe the legality of using the All Writs Act for this purpose.
it goes a bit further than that, it's also a potential safety hazard. There was a video/article a few years ago from... I want to say Top Gear, or Car and Driver, or some such. Where a hacker gained full control over a Jeep Grand Cherokee (IIRC) while the reporter was "driving" it. I am talking Heating/AC, Windshield wipers, Blinkers, brakes and acceleration, the full 9 yards.
Now I don't think the manufacturers want to be on the receiving end of a hundred or so lawsuits because they want to "protect the coding in their products" however flawed they are.
Mark Felt - Watergate Daniel Ellsberg - Pentagon Papers/Vietnam Linda Tripp - Monica Lewinski Frank Serpico - NYPD (1973) Bradly Manning - US Army/Wikileaks
"The details of the case were pretty horrifying, involving claims of Medicare fraud, along with multiple claims that Austin hit his patients when they would complain loudly (apparently after the anesthesia did not work properly). "
so he practices law like he practiced dentistry, good to know.
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Shadowrun
That's all *REALLY* need to say, we just need magic, elves/trolls/orcs and dragons, and spirits.
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Bravely ran away
When Danger reared it's ugly head
They bravely turned their tail and fled
Yes Future Motion turned about
And bravely chickened out.
Bravely taking to their feet
he beat a very brave retreat,
Bravest of the brave, Brave Future Motion.
On the post: No, A Judge Did Not Just Order Apple To Break Encryption On San Bernardino Shooter's iPhone, But To Create A New Backdoor
hoi, mike, Apple put out a statement...
-- Truncated important bits (Ie. TLDR)
1) US govt issued court order to break our own encryption (more of the court order itself) Let's have a discussion about encryption NOW.
2) Need for encryption, How everyone uses encryption and what breaking IOS would mean.
3) Apple is shocked and outraged by San Bernadino and has co-operated to the fullest extent of the law (Important bit there)
** Important bits here **
"Up to this point, we have done everything that is both within our power and within the law to help them. But now the U.S. government has asked us for something we simply do not have, and something we consider too dangerous to create. They have asked us to build a backdoor to the iPhone. 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."
and a bit further on...
"The government suggests this tool could only be used once, on one phone. But that’s simply not true. Once created, the technique could be used over and over again, on any number of devices. In the physical world, it would be the equivalent of a master key, capable of opening hundreds of millions of locks — from restaurants and banks to stores and homes. No reasonable person would find that acceptable."
then goes on to describe the legality of using the All Writs Act for this purpose.
**Full article here**
http://abcnews.go.com/US/apple-opposes-judges-order-unlock-shooters-phone/story?id=36993038
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To Techdirt staff....
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Re: what's still not in dispute
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You are gonna get called out on being a gangsta, yo.
-just saying-
on a side note, he does seem to be a "sydney underworld criminal mafia lord"
"Eh, this is great soit, it'd be a shame if it went down, eh mate?"
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AT&T conversations
"If you build what, who will come?"
"Didn't say."
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Now I don't think the manufacturers want to be on the receiving end of a hundred or so lawsuits because they want to "protect the coding in their products" however flawed they are.
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Aside from the Tales series, their games iirc include Tekken, and the countless Tekken/anime rips (Naruto, One Piece, etc.)
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Dear Michael Hayden
Mark Felt - Watergate
Daniel Ellsberg - Pentagon Papers/Vietnam
Linda Tripp - Monica Lewinski
Frank Serpico - NYPD (1973)
Bradly Manning - US Army/Wikileaks
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else you just look like a tool, like Ms. Cappola
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Re: Re:
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/sarcasm because the UK police have no common sense or a sense of humo(u)r
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so he practices law like he practiced dentistry, good to know.
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