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Javaman

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29. everything is not a conspiracy.

Reply to basselope (Reply #26)

Thu Feb 25, 2016, 05:03 PM

Feb 2016

sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

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Apple Is Said to Be Working on an iPhone Even It Can’t Hack [View all] Little Tich Feb 2016 OP

Very Happy That Apple Is Standing Firm To Protect Civil Liberties cantbeserious Feb 2016 #1

iPhone 7 Plus for me this Fall. nt onehandle Feb 2016 #2

And don't back up incriminating evidence to iCloud William Seger Feb 2016 #15

just another thing I have an issue with Obama Feeling the Bern Feb 2016 #3

And legislating a back door is utter madness. longship Feb 2016 #4

The wording of this makes it sound like Apple can hack it current iPhones. It cannot. FailureToCommunicate Feb 2016 #5

Good. F*** the government. nt LittleBlue Feb 2016 #6

Can someone explain... HillareeeHillaraah Feb 2016 #7

Because the backdoor the government wants christx30 Feb 2016 #8

"I guarantee that once it's written, within 6 months, you'll see versions of it everywhere." Javaman Feb 2016 #9

Do you REALLY believe Apple doesnt have this already??? basselope Feb 2016 #26

everything is not a conspiracy. Javaman Feb 2016 #29

What conspiracy? basselope Feb 2016 #31

Apple is being asked to provide a version of iOS William Seger Feb 2016 #11

Bullshit. A phone is just a digital filing cabinet. randome Feb 2016 #14

Have you ever taken a position that did not back government power? hueymahl Feb 2016 #20

This is not a question of civil liberties. It's a question of searching for evidence after a crime. randome Feb 2016 #25

This is absolutely a question of civil liberties hueymahl Feb 2016 #32

analogies can be tricky Fred Drum Feb 2016 #28

I believe a mass killer sort of forfeits his/her right to full Constitutional privileges. randome Feb 2016 #30

your technical knowledge might be lacking Fred Drum Feb 2016 #36

Love the the "Dude" reference! hueymahl Feb 2016 #40

The answer to your question is they cannot compel you in those circumstances hueymahl Feb 2016 #33

totally agree Fred Drum Feb 2016 #38

All rights have limits where they bump up against other rights William Seger Feb 2016 #10

So this is about Apple's rights? HillareeeHillaraah Feb 2016 #12

They won't need to destroy the program William Seger Feb 2016 #13

Ah, HillareeeHillaraah Feb 2016 #16

As anyone that has paid attention in the last 50 years, christx30 Feb 2016 #17

Which is why we have a judicial system that issues warrants. randome Feb 2016 #18

Right. christx30 Feb 2016 #42

It's because Igel Feb 2016 #19

All rights have limits, true hueymahl Feb 2016 #21

The FBI position is that contacts and messages could reveal other jihadists William Seger Feb 2016 #22

See my post above - the government has no compelling interest to force apple to open the phone hueymahl Feb 2016 #34

That's why I expect Apple to win William Seger Feb 2016 #37

Because it's not the same thing Xithras Feb 2016 #23

That is a quality description... TipTok Feb 2016 #35

So they admit uncle sam could crack the current phone at will? One_Life_To_Give Feb 2016 #24

The NSA could probably get into it right now. But the FBI wants a tool to allow them to get into LiberalArkie Feb 2016 #27

Good. My next phone, I'm going back to Apple. Dont call me Shirley Feb 2016 #39

From Gizmodo this afternoon: IDemo Feb 2016 #41