Re:Apple dropped plan for encrypting backups after FBI compl...
by kortex on Tuesday January 21, 2020 @11:22PM
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Three things in the world are infinite:
- the universe
- human stupidity
- spooks' thirst for more data, backdoors, and monitoring ability
Re:Apple dropped plan for encrypting backups after FBI compl...
by peterloron on Wednesday January 22, 2020 @01:46PM
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The universe is, as far as we have been able to determine, not infinite. The other two, yes, seem to be limitless.
The current status quo is good enough for the spooks. Zero regulation of data privacy allows third-party aggregators to do the desired collection activities without explicit government involvement. When they want something they know who to ask, warrant optional. Enacting laws that expose what the government is doing would risk a public backlash like the mass mobilization to deploy HTTPS.