[conspire] Order to Compel Apple to Assist With SB Shooter Unlock

[Don Marti]

begin Rick Moen quotation of Sat, Feb 20, 2016 at 12:29:34PM -0800:
> Quoting Don Marti (dmarti at zgp.org):
> 
> > Another version with even more speculation.
> 
> [...]
> 
> Thank you for the reminder that major technology firms have
> overwhelmingly been enthusiastic partners in the surveillance state.  
> 
> One of the many interesting tidbits Snowden revealed early on is that
> many of the major tech firms (not to mention the telcos) had voluntarily
> and secretly given NSA massive and ongoing access to customer data --
> and that the list of cooperating businesses and the nature of NSA's
> relationship with them is among its most closely held secrets.  

Would be strange if the current Internet companies
and telcos did not participate. That kind of thing
goes way back.

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_SHAMROCK

> The current Apple court case is nonetheless significant and worth 
> pursuing.
> https://theintercept.com/2015/07/31/exclusive-edward-snowden-says-obama-administrations-war-encryption-just-doesnt-make-sense/

It's better if Apple prevails, but only because it
sets a precedent that helps to protect efforts to
develop future trustworthy devices.

-- 
Don Marti <dmarti at zgp.org>                   
http://zgp.org/~dmarti/
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