DamianTV
03-01-2016, 02:58 PM
http://www.infowars.com/uk-readies-police-state-bill-to-end-internet-privacy/
he British government is pushing the Investigatory Powers Bill, or Snoopers’ Charter, that will effectively end internet privacy.
The proposed legislation targets popular chat and message services such as WhatsApp, iMessage and FaceTime, outlaws end-to-end encryption and will force Apple to rewrite its iOS from the ground up to accommodate surveillance by the state. It would also force tech companies to provide backdoors accessible to government.
Additionally, the law requires ISPs to keep records of all internet activity of its customers. The data would be available to the government for a year.
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On Monday federal judge in New York ruled Apple does not have to unlock an iPhone in a drug probe. The ruling may ultimately influence the outcome of a battle waged by the Justice Department against the tech company in the San Bernardino case.
Full article on link.
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Well, now it isnt gonna matter if the FBI was told to back off on the IPhone if Apple has to destroy any sort of actual security in order to satisfy international law. If a chain is only as strong as the weakest link, Im half surprised that the Feds havent come down on Apple for not complying with the laws of Russia, China, and North Korea, you know, bastions of freedom and no surveillance going on there...
he British government is pushing the Investigatory Powers Bill, or Snoopers’ Charter, that will effectively end internet privacy.
The proposed legislation targets popular chat and message services such as WhatsApp, iMessage and FaceTime, outlaws end-to-end encryption and will force Apple to rewrite its iOS from the ground up to accommodate surveillance by the state. It would also force tech companies to provide backdoors accessible to government.
Additionally, the law requires ISPs to keep records of all internet activity of its customers. The data would be available to the government for a year.
...
On Monday federal judge in New York ruled Apple does not have to unlock an iPhone in a drug probe. The ruling may ultimately influence the outcome of a battle waged by the Justice Department against the tech company in the San Bernardino case.
Full article on link.
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Well, now it isnt gonna matter if the FBI was told to back off on the IPhone if Apple has to destroy any sort of actual security in order to satisfy international law. If a chain is only as strong as the weakest link, Im half surprised that the Feds havent come down on Apple for not complying with the laws of Russia, China, and North Korea, you know, bastions of freedom and no surveillance going on there...