“Every time there’s a traumatic event requiring investigation into digital devices, the Justice Department loudly claims that it needs back doors to encryption, and then quietly announces it actually found a way to access information without threatening the security and privacy of the entire world,” says Brett Max Kaufman, senior staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union. “The boy who cried wolf has nothing on the agency that cried encryption.”
Personally I don’t think Apple should give the FBI ■■■■■ Especially not a backdoor into their phones. Seems like FBI has the tools necessary to do their job, so they can pound sand.
Digital privacy is very important to me and we need confidence that if we choose to lock up our digital lives, that the companies we trust don’t betray us.
So where do you stand? Poll below
I Support the FBI; Apple should provide a backdoor
Meh, they’ve already got so many other tools they can combine for that and the warrants don’t seem to be much of an issue. AFAIK Stingrays are pretty much just being used in the wild with little restriction by everyone now.
I disagree with the bureau on this. In some instances I have agreed with the mission the agents, intelligence analyst, branch chiefs, etc. of the FBI do in their day to day. To a certain degree, it was a good group to work with. However, among other things I consider this to be overreach and us steadily going down the road in giving up more of our liberties. This is not a partisan thing either, because both sides are willing participants despite how much they try tell US they want to defend our civil liberties as if they’re the good guys. Everyone has an agenda, want wins and the thirst for notoriety, prestige and power is through the roof. So glad I’m no longer there, especially in the Hoover building and in this current climate.
This isn’t a fair vote IMO. If…the FBI always proved to be the investigating arm of “we the people”, I’d be on their side? I’d say ■■■■ Apple. The abuses with in the FBI though have been so rampant and those committing these crimes at the heads of our nation’s intelligence agencies have not been held accountable. Inspector Wray is blocking the effort too, making him a part of the swamp IMO. Until they have been investigated for wrong doing and those responsible, held accountable… ■■■■ the FBI.