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Apple Is Served A Search Warrant To Unlock Texas Church Gunman's iPhone (nydailynews.com)
An anonymous reader quotes the New York Daily News:
Authorities in Texas served Apple with a search warrant in order to gain access to the Sutherland Springs church shooter's cellphone files. Texas Ranger Kevin Wright obtained the warrant last week, according to San Antonio Express-News.
Investigators are hoping to gain access to gunman Devin Patrick Kelley's digital photos, messages, calls, videos, social media passwords, address book and data since January 2016. Authorities also want to know what files Kelley stored in his iCloud account.
Fast Company writes that "it's very likely that Apple will give the Rangers the same answer it gave the FBI in 2016 (in effect, hell no!)... That may be why, in the Texas case, the FBI and the Rangers didn't even bother calling Apple, but rather went straight to court."
Investigators are hoping to gain access to gunman Devin Patrick Kelley's digital photos, messages, calls, videos, social media passwords, address book and data since January 2016. Authorities also want to know what files Kelley stored in his iCloud account.
Fast Company writes that "it's very likely that Apple will give the Rangers the same answer it gave the FBI in 2016 (in effect, hell no!)... That may be why, in the Texas case, the FBI and the Rangers didn't even bother calling Apple, but rather went straight to court."
It's modded down by the government trolls who are under orders to try to control the narrative.
From my layman's understanding, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in two separate decisions that law enforcement has NO obligation to protect the general public. Change that, and maybe repeal would be sensible. As of now, in many areas, guns is the only effective protection many have.
On an aside, it's odd how the Las Vegas shooting, which involved far more death and injury, has been totally buried. Was it a black flag operation gone wrong? Or was the motive gambling debt? It would make sense they'd want to play that down to deter copycats facing similar debt issues. Who knows...
Rambling on, but point is one can't trust the government for personal protection. Until that changes, guns is essentially the only effective protection many have. Don't like it, but that's the reality in the U.S.
The FBI wanted Apple to create a customized version of an OS which they didn't want to make. This warrant, however, sounds like it only asks for the iCloud files which reside on Apple servers. Serving them with a warrant to reveal information which they do have is an appropriate law enforcement action. It is quite different from what the FBI wanted -- create a product which didn't yet exist.
Any guest worker system is indistinguishable from indentured servitude.
You need to turn off your TV. Gun violence is trending down, as the media continues to hype up and emphasize the few cases that are left. If you think that shooting is getting worse, you've fallen for the media's lies.
Example:
We've had a massive decline in gun violance
https://www.washingtonpost.com...
Example 2:
FBI: US Homicide Rate at 51-Year Low
https://mises.org/blog/fbi-us-...
To further blow your mind - if you look at the stats, there's a strong correlation between increased numbers of guns and decreased violence. It's quite possible that increasing gun ownership will decrease crime even more.