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Edward Snowden Calls For Google To Side With Apple On Encryption Debate (techinsider.io)
An anonymous reader writes: Edward Snowden, the most famous whistle blower in the world, is calling for Google to side with Apple and against the FBI in the "most important tech case in a decade." On Tuesday, the FBI asked Apple to help it crack the password on an iPhone belonging to a shooter in the high profile San Bernardino case. Apple CEO Tim Cook quickly responded with a public letter denying the request, calling it "an unprecedented step which threatens the security of our customers." Google creates Android, the most-used mobile operating system for smartphones in the world. Google has been nowhere near as firm as Apple about its stance on un-compromised encryption - Android is famously an open sourced platform that anyone can modify. Snowden issued his message in a tweet.
That is the case (USA) of the government today. You either COMPLY with what WE tell you to do, or we will sick the: IRS, FBI,CIA, NSA, etc on you. Look how they got MS to play the game in the 90's? They went after MS for their integration of IE, "locking out" other browsers like netscape. I seriously don't think that was the reason. Back then, MS had ZERO lobbyist in DC. Congress LIVES off lobbyist. With MS not lobbying, the "fat cats" on K street, & politicians weren't getting their palms greased. Now, MS has a HUGE presence in DC, tossing money around to get their way.