Apple is fighting the FBI
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Between precedent and law of unintended consequences, I don't see how any thinking person could buy that it would be used strictly as stated and never be leaked/hacked, and never used by government agencies in whatever way they internally justify as acceptable. This is the typical model for the erosion of freedoms in the good ol' USA. Create something that should never be and that no one wants, because there is an extreme case that is so important that the public decides it would be ok, but only in this case. Then, it becomes institutionalized, and it's on the books. Once a mechanism is institutionalized, the only limitation is in the definition of the terms surrounding utilization. Definitions are changed over time, and the powerful "tool" becomes another weapon to be used against whoever we want to call an offender, as defined by whoever wields the power to define the terms. Freedom sacrificed in the name of security yields tyranny. It's not a new idea.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@NattNatt said:
Fair enough, I just assumed they were like the cousins of our security guys at Mi5/Mi6...?
They are, and we are afraid of them, too.
I've been to the UK at times (when Bush was in office) that people actually avoided me. Someone finally told me that they were afraid of US agencies making people "disappear", the degree of FBI and CIA "terrorism" outside of the US was that strong that in the UK people actually thought MI5/6 were abducting and killing people on behalf of US agencies... just for having spoken to Americans!!
Never heard of that before o.O You probably just found some weirdo's
Or southerners...but then, they're the same thing...@scottalanmiller said:
@Dashrender said:
What makes them so trust worthy?
The accent.
Hells yeah
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@art_of_shred said:
Between precedent and law of unintended consequences, I don't see how any thinking person could buy that it would be used strictly as stated and never be leaked/hacked, and never used by government agencies in whatever way they internally justify as acceptable. This is the typical model for the erosion of freedoms in the good ol' USA. Create something that should never be and that no one wants, because there is an extreme case that is so important that the public decides it would be ok, but only in this case. Then, it becomes institutionalized, and it's on the books. Once a mechanism is institutionalized, the only limitation is in the definition of the terms surrounding utilization. Definitions are changed over time, and the powerful "tool" becomes another weapon to be used against whoever we want to call an offender, as defined by whoever wields the power to define the terms. Freedom sacrificed in the name of security yields tyranny. It's not a new idea.
They haven't realized that security through obscurity doesn't work yet I suppose.
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Like the Alien and Sedition Acts. They were great, for that one case of one powerful figure trying to destabilize the government, but outside of that one threat, they were horrible and dangerous and, unlike most things, reversed. The idea for which they were founded was good, the reality of what they meant, was not.
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@NattNatt said:
Never heard of that before o.O You probably just found some weirdo's
Or southerners...but then, they're the same thing...Canary Wharf bankers.
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This was around 2007. Fear of the US was at a pretty high point then with the Bush administration.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@NattNatt said:
Never heard of that before o.O You probably just found some weirdo's
Or southerners...but then, they're the same thing...Canary Wharf bankers.
nuff said...
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@scottalanmiller said:
Like the Alien and Sedition Acts. They were great, for that one case of one powerful figure trying to destabilize the government, but outside of that one threat, they were horrible and dangerous and, unlike most things, reversed. The idea for which they were founded was good, the reality of what they meant, was not.
It's a slippery slope. Haven't we learned that designing software, thinking no one will use it for evil, is extremely idealistic?
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I think I'm probably being very hypocritical in this thread because security is one of my biggest weaknesses knowledge wise. I might be turning into one of my users where I don't fully understand the situation and instead of accepting that fact I try to apply every day logic to the situation where it doesn't really apply.
If that's the case here guys I apologize--not that anyone is jumping on me. I'm just trying to be self-aware.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@coliver said:
Although I doubt anyone wants the FBI circumventing the courts to get access to these phones, or to do so in a manner that is secret or hidden.
People who are armed, put the citizenry at risk, spread fear and seek to subjugate the legal and government system... sounds like a terrorist coup plot anywhere else. In the US, we call it the FBI.
We also call drug dealers the CIA... so I guess crime and 3 letter agencies go hand-in-hand.
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I should point out that I don't feel that the FBI is in any way involved in a conspiracy, only that they are generally non-ethical, not law abiding and have no interest in protecting Americans and the results are generally poor because of it. There isn't any organized effort to do something big and awful, just lots of people looking to gain power and don't care why they hurt or put at risk to do so. Nothing like a conspiracy. Not like they are aiding a foreign power intentionally, they just don't care if bad people take advantage of the things that they do.
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I would agree with Scott on this one. They are worried about the here and now. Not the consequences that will happen because they forced things to be available now for the one thing they need. Best of intentions and all that
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@Minion-Queen said:
I would agree with Scott on this one. They are worried about the here and now. Not the consequences that will happen because they forced things to be available now for the one thing they need. Best of intentions and all that
AKA: American foreign policy in the 20th century...
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@Minion-Queen said:
Best of intentions and all that
I don't think that the intentions are good. It's a power grab, they are trying to take advantage of an unfortunate incident for their own purposes, it's shameful and disrespectful. If they had good intentions they would have, at the very least, attempted this in a public, legal way.
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@art_of_shred said:
@Minion-Queen said:
I would agree with Scott on this one. They are worried about the here and now. Not the consequences that will happen because they forced things to be available now for the one thing they need. Best of intentions and all that
AKA: American foreign policy in the 20th century...
The legacy of Roosevelt.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@Minion-Queen said:
Best of intentions and all that
I don't think that the intentions are good. It's a power grab, they are trying to take advantage of an unfortunate incident for their own purposes, it's shameful and disrespectful. If they had good intentions they would have, at the very least, attempted this in a public, legal way.
good point
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@scottalanmiller said:
I should point out that I don't feel that the FBI is in any way involved in a conspiracy, only that they are generally non-ethical, not law abiding and have no interest in protecting Americans and the results are generally poor because of it. There isn't any organized effort to do something big and awful, just lots of people looking to gain power and don't care why they hurt or put at risk to do so. Nothing like a conspiracy. Not like they are aiding a foreign power intentionally, they just don't care if bad people take advantage of the things that they do.
I have a hard time putting the FBI into that category. Now the NSA - that's a whole other story. I say the NSA is doing exactly what you've proposed above.
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@Dashrender said:
@scottalanmiller said:
I should point out that I don't feel that the FBI is in any way involved in a conspiracy, only that they are generally non-ethical, not law abiding and have no interest in protecting Americans and the results are generally poor because of it. There isn't any organized effort to do something big and awful, just lots of people looking to gain power and don't care why they hurt or put at risk to do so. Nothing like a conspiracy. Not like they are aiding a foreign power intentionally, they just don't care if bad people take advantage of the things that they do.
I have a hard time putting the FBI into that category. Now the NSA - that's a whole other story. I say the NSA is doing exactly what you've proposed above.
The difference would be, I think, that the FBI does good things, too. The NSA, does none. The FBI is a good idea gone bad. The NSA is an openly bad idea from the onset.
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I wonder what the ratio is for crimes solved to crimes perpetrated by the FBI.
