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To: Swordmaker

Enhance Federal Data Interface equipped, I presume.


3 posted on 11/27/2015 1:01:52 PM PST by o_1_2_3__
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To: o_1_2_3__
Enhance Federal Data Interface equipped, I presume.

You presume exactly wrong. Where have you been? The US Government has been extremely vexed with Apple because they do not have a way to break into any iOS device. No backdoors or way of decrypting the data on IOS devices or Apple's iCloud. Even Apple cannot do access their users' data without the user's passcode.

Apple's CEO On Encryption: "You Can't Have A Back Door That's Only For The Good Guys"
by Steve Morgan -- Forbes Magazine-- November 21, 2015

There's a burning debate -- bordering on a battle -- between the U.S. government and technology companies over encryption.

The government asserts that encryption -- when it is so strong that the police can not eavesdrop on communications in their efforts to catch and prosecute criminals -- is a bad thing. Some government officials have even suggested that terrorists use encrypted communications to help carry out their acts of malice.

The recent terrorist attacks in Paris have amplified the government's contention that strong encryption is putting our country (and our allies) at risk. This creates fear, uncertainty, and doubt for the American people -- given that most of us do not understand the intricacies of encryption.

Tech companies are focused on building the strongest possible encryption and cybersecurity into their products -- so strong that even they can not access data and communications on the computers, laptops, tablets, phones, and software they manufacture. In response to a cybercrime epidemic, tech companies are aiming for hacker-proof digital communications that enable businesses to conduct secure e-commerce, to protect consumers from identity theft, and to provide everyone with a safer smart phone experience. . .


4 posted on 11/27/2015 1:18:29 PM PST by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue....)
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