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Mar 18 16 10:02 PM
Legislators accuse Justice Department of overreaching and undermining privacy but warn Apple it’s ‘not going to like’ a congressionally mandated solution The Justice Department is on a “fool’s errand” trying to force Apple to unlock the iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino terrorists, lawmakers told FBI director James Comey on Tuesday. Lawmakers of both parties sharply challenged Comey as the House judiciary committee considered the FBI’s court order to unlock an iPhone owned by Syed Farook, who with his wife killed 14 people at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, California, in December and was killed by law enforcement. Legislators repeatedly accused the Justice Department of overreaching its authority and undermining both privacy and cybersecurity. Several endorsed Congress passing a law settling the boundaries – something Apple supports – and accused the FBI of trying to circumvent Congress by launching a lawsuit against Apple. “Can you appreciate my frustration with what appears to be little more than an end-run around this committee?” asked Democratic congressman John Conyers. Representative Zoe Lofgren called FBI demands to weaken Apple’s security a “fool’s errand” that undermined cybersecurity.
Legislators accuse Justice Department of overreaching and undermining privacy but warn Apple it’s ‘not going to like’ a congressionally mandated solution
Lawmakers of both parties sharply challenged Comey as the House judiciary committee considered the FBI’s court order to unlock an iPhone owned by Syed Farook, who with his wife killed 14 people at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, California, in December and was killed by law enforcement.
Legislators repeatedly accused the Justice Department of overreaching its authority and undermining both privacy and cybersecurity. Several endorsed Congress passing a law settling the boundaries – something Apple supports – and accused the FBI of trying to circumvent Congress by launching a lawsuit against Apple.
“Can you appreciate my frustration with what appears to be little more than an end-run around this committee?” asked Democratic congressman John Conyers. Representative Zoe Lofgren called FBI demands to weaken Apple’s security a “fool’s errand” that undermined cybersecurity.
Read more @ http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/mar/01/apple-fbi-congress-hearing-iphone-encryption-san-bernardino?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link
Known for his numerous leaks that exposed the NSA’s mass surveillance operations, Edward Snowden is now the latest expert to take a side in the Apple vs. FBI iPhone encryption case. According to him, the FBI’s claims are “BS,” and there is at least one way to bypass the iOS security features the Bureau wants Apple to remove.According to The Intercept, Snowden made an appearance at the Common Cause’s Blueprint for Democracy conference over a video link from Moscow. “The FBI says Apple has the ‘exclusive technical means,’” he said. “Respectfully, that’s bulls**t.” He then proceeded to explain how the FBI could force its way into the iPhone – which is how the FBI wants to get in – without Apple’s assistance. The FBI is worried that after entering the wrong PIN for 10 times in a row, the iPhone could automatically erase data stored on it. So that’s one of the things it’s asking Apple to remove. But Snowden revealed that the FBI could physically remove the memory from the phone’s mainboard, copy it, and then try password combinations until it finds the right one.
Known for his numerous leaks that exposed the NSA’s mass surveillance operations, Edward Snowden is now the latest expert to take a side in the Apple vs. FBI iPhone encryption case. According to him, the FBI’s claims are “BS,” and there is at least one way to bypass the iOS security features the Bureau wants Apple to remove.
According to The Intercept, Snowden made an appearance at the Common Cause’s Blueprint for Democracy conference over a video link from Moscow.
“The FBI says Apple has the ‘exclusive technical means,’” he said. “Respectfully, that’s bulls**t.” He then proceeded to explain how the FBI could force its way into the iPhone – which is how the FBI wants to get in – without Apple’s assistance.
The FBI is worried that after entering the wrong PIN for 10 times in a row, the iPhone could automatically erase data stored on it. So that’s one of the things it’s asking Apple to remove. But Snowden revealed that the FBI could physically remove the memory from the phone’s mainboard, copy it, and then try password combinations until it finds the right one.
Read more @ http://bgr.com/2016/03/09/apple-fbi-iphone-case-edward-snowden/
t’s about time for US President Obama to express his opinions over the ongoing feud between Apple and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Apple has declared itself the protector of civil liberties and privacy of owners of its products which also extends to everyone else using technology by refusing to cooperate with the FBI in unlocking the secrets of an iPhone 5C. The phone was owned by terrorist Syed Farook who along with his wife, killed 14 people in San Bernardino last December.President Obama has finally spoken on the issue at the latest South by South West (SXSW) Conference in Austin Texas.“Technology is evolving so rapidly, that new questions are being asked. And, I am of the view, that there are very real reasons why we wanna make sure that the government cannot just willy-nilly get into everybody’s iPhones that are full of, smart phones that are full of very private information and very personal data. And let’s face it. That the whole Snowden disclosure episode elevated people’s suspicions of this.”— President Obama, Keynote address SXSW 2016So he’s well-aware of the iPhone issue and not too busy with the coming elections. He’s trying to comfort audience that the government is not into peeking into people’s phones like Edward Snowden said. The president probably says the same thing in every function he’s currently in which can be tiresome and a waste of time when there are other things to talk about.
t’s about time for US President Obama to express his opinions over the ongoing feud between Apple and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Apple has declared itself the protector of civil liberties and privacy of owners of its products which also extends to everyone else using technology by refusing to cooperate with the FBI in unlocking the secrets of an iPhone 5C. The phone was owned by terrorist Syed Farook who along with his wife, killed 14 people in San Bernardino last December.
President Obama has finally spoken on the issue at the latest South by South West (SXSW) Conference in Austin Texas.
— President Obama, Keynote address SXSW 2016
So he’s well-aware of the iPhone issue and not too busy with the coming elections. He’s trying to comfort audience that the government is not into peeking into people’s phones like Edward Snowden said. The president probably says the same thing in every function he’s currently in which can be tiresome and a waste of time when there are other things to talk about.
Read more @ https://movietvtechgeeks.com/apple-vs-fbi-obama-edward-snowden-step/
Court-ordered release of Lavabit case files finally reveals Snowden was target of action that shuttered secure and private email serviceA redaction oversight by the US government has finally confirmed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s targeting of secure email service Lavabit was used specifically to spy on Edward Snowden. Ladar Levison creator of the email service, which was founded on a basis of private communications secured by encryption and had 410,000 users, was served a sealed order in 2013 forcing him to aid the FBI in its surveillance of Snowden. Levison was ordered to install a surveillance package on his company’s servers and later to turn over Lavabit’s encryption keys so that it would give the FBI the ability to read the most secure messages that the company offered. He was also ordered not to disclose the fact to third-parties. After 38 days of legal fighting, a court appearance, subpoena, appeals and being found in contempt of court, Levison abruptly shuttered Lavabit citing government interference and stating that he would not become “complicit in crimes against the American people”. We now know that reports of Snowden’s use of Lavabit for his secure communications were true and that, as most presumed, the reason the FBI drove Lavabit into closure was to surveil the leaker of the NSA files.
Court-ordered release of Lavabit case files finally reveals Snowden was target of action that shuttered secure and private email service
A redaction oversight by the US government has finally confirmed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s targeting of secure email service Lavabit was used specifically to spy on Edward Snowden.
Ladar Levison creator of the email service, which was founded on a basis of private communications secured by encryption and had 410,000 users, was served a sealed order in 2013 forcing him to aid the FBI in its surveillance of Snowden.
Levison was ordered to install a surveillance package on his company’s servers and later to turn over Lavabit’s encryption keys so that it would give the FBI the ability to read the most secure messages that the company offered. He was also ordered not to disclose the fact to third-parties.
After 38 days of legal fighting, a court appearance, subpoena, appeals and being found in contempt of court, Levison abruptly shuttered Lavabit citing government interference and stating that he would not become “complicit in crimes against the American people”.
We now know that reports of Snowden’s use of Lavabit for his secure communications were true and that, as most presumed, the reason the FBI drove Lavabit into closure was to surveil the leaker of the NSA files.
Read more @ http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/mar/18/redaction-fbi-target-ladar-lavabit-spy-edward-snowden
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