if iphones are outlawed, only outlaws will have iphones...
Posted on 01/30/2016 10:53:46 AM PST by Enlightened1
A New York lawmaker has proposed a bill that would ban iPhones from being sold in the state, unless Apple provides special "back doors" that would allow law enforcement to spy on users.
That's a double dose of the Nanny State: setting rules for what can be bought and sold, while giving the government an easier way to spy on residents' everyday activities.
The bill is sponsored by State Assemblyman Matthew Titone, D-Staten Island, and it would mandate that iPhones and other cell phones sold in New York be "capable of being decrypted and unlocked." The bill has support, perhaps unsurprisingly, from Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance and other law enforcement groups in the state.
According to U.S. News and World Report, "Vance reportedly recommended the bill to Titone," and a member of Titone's staff told Newsweek the bill was proposed by 62 New York district attorneys seeking the assistance of their legislators."
Apple's newest iPhones come with default encryption settings and would be banned from the state by the legislation unless Apple created new software for phones sold in New York. Google has followed suit and offers data encryption as an option on some newer devices.
Those default settings help protect iPhone users from unwanted hacks -- from malicious hackers, government spies or law enforcement agents.
If the bill passes, Apple would face fines of $2,500 for every device sold in New York.
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Democrats just suck.
WTF?
Apple is not going to back down in the US or the UK.
In the NY legislature, the actual members are little more than trained dogs. All legislation is created by the Speaker of the Assembly, the Senate majority leader, and the governor. All members must vote for this legislation, and these are the only bills that have a chance of passage.
Any member who doesn’t like this will find himself back practicing law in short order.
“If the bill passes, Apple would face fines of $2,500 for every device sold in New York.”
Look for iPhone sales in New Jersey and Pennsylvania to soar if this becomes law! these pukes in the NY Legislature will not be able to get the phone service providers to give them any subscriber equipment info, so NY just looses a bunch of sales tax revenue along with more pissed off voters.
Does this mean others already allow this?
More New York values?
So, you go to CT and get a phone there.
Will Facebook stop selling phones ala their new gun policy?
Can you use an encrypted phone in NYC if the bill passes?
See tagline.
That sounds like The One’s plan to make Apple build Iphones in the USA. Of course he says lots of ridiculous things to keep the media focused on him.
I would think guys whose names end in vowels might like encrypted phones.
How should unbreakable encryption be dealt with?
Abandoning the centuries of legal development behind the Fourth Amendment so Apple can make a few bucks seems extreme.
“Democrats just suck.”
This one really does. The sponsor is a flat out homo. Even admits it!
If Hillary isn’t prosecuted for mishandling secret data we can’t allow the government to have access to our phone secrets.
I don’t think this should be allowed anyhow but we can tie it to Hillary prosecution
Fire the fascist.
Hmmm. And all this time I’ve heard republicans called nazis, gestapo, thugs, and how they want to eliminate all privacy.
Meanwhile I’m going to go post the most intimate details of my life on facebook.
A guy from the most corrupt and compromised state in the union wants to be able to access your data at will. What’s wrong with this picture?
Get a warrant, asshat.
How long before we need a concealed carry-type organization for phones? Sheesh!
But we’re still free, right?
if iphones are outlawed, only outlaws will have iphones...
“I would think guys whose names end in vowels might like encrypted phones.”
LOL!
Hey, I’m one of dose guys, you look like you could use a kneecapping. :) Whatsamatteryou!
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