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'Justice Department officials said that they needed access to Mr. Alshamrani’s phones to see data and messages from encrypted apps like Signal or WhatsApp to determine whether he had discussed his plans with others at the base and whether he was acting alone or with help.'
Ping
They say we have an “NSA” that hoovers up every digital text, phone call, and email. It should be easy to get all the info he needs.
Screw deep state swamper Barr trying to continue the government war on Apple security. A backdoor for government is a backdoor for anyone.
Meanwhile, he has not brought in a single arrest, indictment or case in the outrageous coup attempt.
Apple makes more money by not providing assistance.
Profit rules!
(If the media supports the company.)
Unlock the phone...The guy’s dead.
Forget the spying shit and do it the old fashioned way dammit.
“needed access to Mr. Alshamrani’s phones to see data and messages from encrypted apps like Signal or WhatsApp to determine whether he had discussed his plans “
WhatApp is a Facebook product. All he needs is a search warrant and Facebook will produce all of that. Ball knows this.
This is just another “never let a crisis go to waste” government attack on apple privacy. They couldn;t care less about security or they wouldn’t have let a dozen terrorists into Navy flight school. What they want is the end of apple security and to read every iphone in America at will.
Barr is a joke.
At best, I have mixed thoughts on this.
I don’t want government to be able to throw out BS suspicions and get access directly from the provider.
And I don’t want Islamonazis to get a free ride.
So I say GET A WARRANT, and if you get it, use the full force of the Federal government to compel the provider to break the code or spend the rest of their lives in prison.
The U.S. government invited a bunch of foreign nationals from a country that is known for its radical Islam to train here in the U.S. on an ‘effing military base, and yet somehow Apple is supposed to feel obligated to help that same government after one of the Islamic mutants went on a shooting rampage?
LMAO.
Say NO to phone access!
It is more reasonable to just dust every one of the ragheads... There is no such thing as an “innocent” moslem...IMHO...
No....
Earlier today DOJ said they are sending 17 others back to Saudi Arabia. So what’s the point of searching his phone is all they’ll do is put them on a plane home? That seems to make zero sense.
Forget it Bill, Apple is not going to infringe upon the rights of terrorists.
Pay a 17 year old kid $100. It would be unlocked in 10 minutes.
Sorry Mr. Barr...no back doors that can be abused. Take a hike and DIY.
Apple should answer back “You mean the only people that the NSA isn’t spying on are Islamic terrorist that the Feds won’t prescreen before letting them into our country?”
This is why we have laws. If Congress wasn’t dysfunctional they could pass one requiring such access.
Work on keeping super important and powerful prisoners alive in federal custody. Once this has been mastered, we can talk about Apple.
Freegards
In the next major war if the enemy uses unbreakable Apple phones we’re screwed.
If he’s deceased..... couldn’t the corpse’s finger print or face unlock the phone???