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1. lnxw48 Southern California

   Today's #USAToday delivery was late getting to the #hotel, so I did not see until an hour ago that a US federal court has ordered #Apple to help the #FBI crack the encryption on an #iPhone used by the terrorists who killed a bunch of peop…

   Thursday, 18-Feb-16 00:30:29 UTC from fresh.federati.net
   • lnxw48 drymervieja

     And now I see a link to #Apple's response to the #FBI's demands ( via @drymer ) http://url.federati.net/0zWXB I should add that the USA Today article points out that Senator Richard Burr and Senator Diane Feinstein are trying to pass a l…

     Thursday, 18-Feb-16 00:40:43 UTC
   • bobjonkman2

     @lnxw48 I'm not sure what the FBI's urgency is. The shooters are dead, brute forcing the phone's encryption won't apprehend them any faster.

     Thursday, 18-Feb-16 01:07:32 UTC
   • benfell Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca , bobjonkman2

     @bobjonkman@sn.jonkman.ca @lnxw48 I'm guessing the rationale is essentially the same as for mass surveillance. It's all based on an assumption of organized opposition to the government, opposition which needs to coordinate, and therefore which…

     Thursday, 18-Feb-16 03:47:30 UTC