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FBI Chief: Apple, Google Phone Encryption Perilous
An anonymous reader writes The FBI is concerned about moves by Apple and Google to include encryption on smartphones. "I like and believe very much that we should have to obtain a warrant from an independent judge to be able to take the contents," FBI Director James Comey told reporters. "What concerns me about this is companies marketing something expressly to allow people to place themselves beyond the law." From the article: "Comey cited child-kidnapping and terrorism cases as two examples of situations where quick access by authorities to information on cellphones can save lives. Comey did not cite specific past cases that would have been more difficult for the FBI to investigate under the new policies, which only involve physical access to a suspect's or victim's phone when the owner is unable or unwilling to unlock it for authorities."
I would give you a mod bump if you weren't anonymous. That was funny...because it's a meme.
"My immediate reaction is "WTF? What kind of moron doesn't make things 64-bit safe to begin with?" Linus
"Notice: If you post anonymously do not expect a reply."
What happened to your principles, you nitwit?
Why don't you just lose the whole sig, mmmkay? It's highly homosexual.
More importantly, "do not expect" is not a refusal, but an expectation. "I refuse to" would be examples of refusals.
-The wise argue that there are few absolutes, the fool argues that there are no probabilities.