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Apple Files Final Response In San Bernardino iPhone Case (reuters.com)
An anonymous reader writes: In its final briefing before a court showdown next week, Apple said, "The court must consider the national debate surrounding the issue of mandating a backdoor or the dangers to the security and privacy of millions of citizens. According to Apple, the government also believes the courts can order private parties "to do virtually anything the Justice Department and FBI can dream up. The Founders would be appalled." In response to the government, Apple said, "the catastrophic security implications of that threat only highlight the government's fundamental misunderstanding or reckless disregard of the technology at issue and the security risks implicated by its suggestion." According to TechCrunch, Apple made an interesting change in its strategy in the court on Tuesday. From its article, "The tone of today's filing and subsequent call was much more cold and precise. Apple got some time to consider the best way to respond and went with dissecting the FBI's technical arguments in a series of precise testimonies by its experts. Where the FBI filing last week relied on invective, Apple's this week relies on poking holes in critical sections of the FBI's technical narrative." Edward Snowden also made a remark about the hearing. He tweeted, "Today I learned that "#Apple has way better lawyers than the DOJ."
"We refer you to the reply given in the case of Arkell v. Pressdram."
#Apple has way better lawyers than the DOJ.
People cost money.
Better people cost more money
Lawyers are people.
Apple has more money than the DOJ.
Therefore Apple has better Lawyers than the DOJ.
Can you find the flaw in this reasoning? Can you suggest an additional statement that would correct that flaw?
Correct! The flaw is in the third statement. Lawyers are not people. The correction is to add the following statement:
In the context of The Judicial System, a suit filled with human shaped excrement, counts as people.
Picture this: the FBI loses, but very, very publicly. It will be a huge win for privacy and the public. Apple will be our champion. People will switch to Apple products, thinking they will be safe from government intrusion, "terrorists" and those wishing to do us harm will use Apple products. All while the FBI knows how to break in, giving everybody a false sense of security. Apple wins, the FBI wins, privacy loses.
Dude, I don't know what you're smoking, but that's some good shit.
I'm not a complete idiot... Some parts are missing.
He's on Beta.
Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.