FBI Vs. Apple: Privacy Syllabus
Some of the very best articles, blogs, and other opinions on the issue of government meddling in encryption technology.
February 24, 2016
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Looking to get caught up on the latest security industry sentiment on the battle between the FBI and Apple over iOS encryption? Dark Reading has simplified the process for you. We've pored through the hornet's nest of public opinion on the issue and cherry-picked some of the very best op-eds and media interviews in this handy reading list. We've also provided a few important source documents for those trying to get more than a surface level understanding of the issues.
TrustedSec CEO and longtime ethical hacker Dave Kennedy has been on a tear in the mainstream media in defense of Apple and the inadvisability of encryption backdoors and endarounds for long-term public safety. Here's one of his panel interviews for CNN.
Money Quote: "Once that backdoor is out there, having other governments get access to that is an eventuality. Once you put these backdoors into these types of technologies, its a slippery slope for security and privacy."
Shackford isn't a security insider, but his clear-eyed opinion piece on the matter boil down the issue to the fundamentals.
Money Quote: "Americans may see back doors solely as a tool to fight terrorism or other serious crimes. And that's exactly how supporters of encryption bypasses want Americans to see it. But these back doors are just a neutral tool that can be used for any number of purposes, many of them very, very bad. Congress, the president, and the FBI would not be the people having final say on what is and is not an acceptable use of an encryption back door."
Here are a few choice pieces of source material to start your research.
If you want a little proof to the claims of security experts that this case is a slippery slope leading to further government overreach, this is the news article that nails it. in it, a DA from Manhattan rails against Apple encryption and says his office is trying to access 175 iPhones in a multitude of criminal cases and begs for federal aid in coercing Apple to provide easy access to these devices.
Money Quote: "This has become, ladies and gentlemen, the wild west of technology. Apple and Google are the sheriffs and there are no rules."
If you want a little proof to the claims of security experts that this case is a slippery slope leading to further government overreach, this is the news article that nails it. in it, a DA from Manhattan rails against Apple encryption and says his office is trying to access 175 iPhones in a multitude of criminal cases and begs for federal aid in coercing Apple to provide easy access to these devices.
Money Quote: "This has become, ladies and gentlemen, the wild west of technology. Apple and Google are the sheriffs and there are no rules."
Looking to get caught up on the latest security industry sentiment on the battle between the FBI and Apple over iOS encryption? Dark Reading has simplified the process for you. We've pored through the hornet's nest of public opinion on the issue and cherry-picked some of the very best op-eds and media interviews in this handy reading list. We've also provided a few important source documents for those trying to get more than a surface level understanding of the issues.
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