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This message was self-deleted by its author (DUbeornot2be) on Wed Mar 30, 2016, 03:36 AM. When the original post in a discussion thread is self-deleted, the entire discussion thread is automatically locked so new replies cannot be posted.
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Authoritarians always want to try to find 'reasonable' excuses to take away rights, especially
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
Mar 2016
#4
he is saying the govt is going to spy on its citizen to enforce the "law" in general
questionseverything
Mar 2016
#2
EFF: "Worried about Apple? California Has a Bill That Would Disable Encryption on All Phones"
proverbialwisdom
Mar 2016
#6
it doesnt matter. Pretty much every "special extraordinary crime fighting tool" ends up being used
Warren DeMontague
Mar 2016
#9
And he said 'with a warrant'. Why would you think phones are somehow 'special'?
randome
Mar 2016
#10
Sounds like Obama is trying to define when a phone can be searched. Isn't that a good thing?
randome
Mar 2016
#14
Because if someone can unlock it (Apple, NSA, Police) then anyone can unlock it when I have done....
Logical
Mar 2016
#24
And you see this not as a dangerous precedent when it comes to stripping of privacy protections?
Ed Suspicious
Mar 2016
#28
I honestly don't see the difference between a phone and a ledger full of names & bribes.
randome
Mar 2016
#31
You and I disagree what common sense means. Apple should make it so NO ONE can unlock the phone.....
Logical
Mar 2016
#33
Then that means child pornographers are safe (yes, I know it's an overused trope but...)
randome
Mar 2016
#35
that is only part of the problem. Once a backdoor exists it can be exploited.
Warren Stupidity
Mar 2016
#19
I predict they will catch a lot more pot smokers than terrorists. Profit prisons need love too
Doctor_J
Mar 2016
#13
Were they not teaching the 4th Amendment during the years Obama was undertaking Constitutional...
villager
Mar 2016
#26
The 4th is a lot more annoying when you are on the side that wants to disregard it.
Ed Suspicious
Mar 2016
#30