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Published on 06-05-2015 06:58 PM
Whistleblower and former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden lauded Apple for enabling measures like default full-disk encryption in iOS 8, in a rare editorial published on Friday.
Snowden noted that some progress has been made in reversing mass surveillance not just politically but technologically, through changes to devices and Internet protocols. Various governments, including the U.S., have been using weaknesses in high-tech infrastructure to spy on the public, but these are allegedly being closed.
"Basic technical safeguards such as encryption — once considered esoteric and unnecessary — are now enabled by default in the products of pioneering companies like Apple, ensuring that even if your phone is stolen, your private life remains private,"
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The "TikTok ban" goes beyond TikTok. It is another huge step toward total control.
Thread Starter: Anti-NeoconSee this great Twitter thread by the LP's Mises Caucus: https://twitter.com/LPMisesCaucus/status/1639934790026555394 But sure, let's talk about Trump and DeSantis and wokeness. Sickening, right under our noses apparently. This is basically the new Patriot Act.
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