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Feds Respond To Apple: Stop Being A Baby
The US Department of Justice just responded to Apple in the ongoing court battle over what Apple must do to help the FBI unlock an iPhone — and the response is a 43-page document with an argument that can be summarised as “Apple is being a baby”.
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NYC District Attorney Conducts Biased, Unsecured Survey About How Encryption Hurts Police
Cyrus Vance, Manhattan’s District Attorney, thinks that encryption is a murderer’s tool. He has testified before Congress about how encryption hurts law enforcement. At the same time, his office is running a biased survey for law enforcement agencies on encryption, a survey that uses obviously leading questions and has an obvious security flaw.
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How The FBI Versus Apple Could Make 1984 A Reality
Amicus briefs in support of Apple in its court battle with the FBI are rolling in today, and the Stanford Law School Center for Internet and Technology’s contribution is a horror story of impending dystopia, with eerie parallels to 1984.
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Former Google CEO Is Helping The Pentagon, Just As A Personal Thing, Yep, Definitely Not For Any Other Reason
The Pentagon announced an unusual new program calling for hackers to test its digital security today, as well as a “Defence Innovation Advisory Board”. Google CEO and Alphabet Chairman Eric Schmidt will head the board — but, if you’ll believe Wall Street Journal sources, this is all for his own personal gratification, not a “company…