DOJ Tells Apple Kids Will Die Because of Their Encryption Stand It has been interesting to see lately how Apple and Google have effectively started competing on privacy -- both companies announcing recently that new encryption standards used on their latest OS's and devices mean they'll no longer unlock devices at the behest of law enforcement and intelligence agencies. Not too surprisingly this shift has annoyed law enforcement and intelligence agencies, who've been escalating their rhetoric in opposition to the shift. This week the quote: The No. 2 official at the Justice Department delivered a blunt message last month to Apple Inc. executives: New encryption technology that renders locked iPhones impervious to law enforcement would lead to tragedy. A child would die, he said, because police wouldn’t be able to scour a suspect’s phone, according to people who attended the meeting. The Journal reports that Apple wasn't moved by the DOJ's argument, and found the "dead-child scenario" to be "inflammatory." This week the Wall Street Journal reported that Department of Justice officials recently met with Google and Apple, and basically told them that their decision to empower consumers would result in the death of children:The Journal reports that Apple wasn't moved by the DOJ's argument, and found the "dead-child scenario" to be "inflammatory."







News Jump Comcast Shuts Off Internet for Subs Who Were Sold Service Illegally; AT&T, Verizon Team To Stop T-Mobile 5G; + more news California Defends Its Net Neutrality Law; AT&T's Traffic Up 20% Despite Data Traffic Actually Being Down; + more news Are The Comcast-Charter X1 Talks Dead In The Water?; AT&T May Offer Phone Plans With Ads For Discounts; + more news Europe's Top Court: Net Neutrality Rules Bar Zero Rating; ViacomCBS To Rebrand CBS All Access As Paramount+; + more news Verizon To Buy Reseller TracFone For $7B; 5G Not The Competitive Threat To Cable Many Thought It Would Be; + more news MS.Wants Records From AT&T On $300M Project; Google Fiber Outages In Austin, Houston, Other Texan Cities; + more news States With The Biggest Decreases In Speed; AT&T Hopes You'll Forget Its Fight Against Accurate Maps; + more news AT&T's CEO Has A Familiar $olution To US Broadband Woes; EarthLink Files Suit Against Charter; + more news 5G Doesn't Live Up To Hype, AT&T's 5G Slower Than Its 4G; Cord-Cutting Now In 37% of Broadband Households; + more news FCC Cited False Broadband Data Despite Warnings; ZTE, Huawei Replacement Cost Is $1.87B, But Only $1B Allocated; + more ---------------------- this week last week most discussed

Most recommended from 84 comments



AlexNYC

join:2001-06-02

Edwards, CO 4 recommendations AlexNYC Member Trust Issues The problem is that after the government has abused its power on multiple occasions and has been caught red handed spying on everyone we now have to protect ourselves from them just like we have to protect ourselves from the criminals.

So if ever any kids die because of the encrypted devices, it would be the government's fault.



In other news, CIA is flying planes that intercept everyone's cell signal, so now we need to encrypt our VOIP conversations.



What a world we live in! bigballer

join:2014-09-25 2 recommendations bigballer Member That's cool Let the kids die I say.



It's kind of like those anti-tamper/anti-kid prescription medicine. How many old people die because they can't open their own bottles anymore? Imagine a geriatric trying to open his anti hyper-tensive medication because of his old, arthritic hands.



Bet you more people die from those anti-tamper bottles than from encryption.



I like how the DOJ won't admit all the illegal activity they've done either.



They can pass laws but look what Microsoft did. Make the data centers overseas. Out of reach of these petty wasteful spending agencies.