Police State

Apple says it is making it impossible for it to read data on most iPhones. Why only most? A technical solution should be universal unless a user keeps a default passcode. More.

"In the new mobile operating system, all you have to do is add a passcode (which you should already have anyway!) to opt in to encryption that denies Apple special access to your data. Apple announced on Wednesday night that even if it gets a warrant from law enforcement for your data, it will be unable to comply if you have this encryption enabled."

That sounds good. I bet we find out there's a backdoor later. Government will pass a law requiring a backdoor.

Androids will do the same.

Contrary to claims made by NSA, analysis shows Snowden's revelations didn't aid terrorists.

"The report itself goes on to make the point that, “Well prior to Edward Snowden, online jihadists were already aware that law enforcement and intelligence agencies were attempting to monitor them.” This point would seem obvious in light of the fact that terrorist groups have been employing tactics to evade digital surveillance for years. Indeed, such concerns about their use of sophisticated encryption technology predate even 9/11. Contrary to claims that such groups have fundamentally altered their practices due to information gleaned from these revelations, the report concludes. “The underlying public encryption methods employed by online jihadists do not appear to have significantly changed since the emergence of Edward Snowden.”"

Don't expect the refutation to be reported far and wide like the accusation.

Apple's secret warrant canary has disappeared, signaling it has likely been served with secret demands.

Police militarization is a consequence of US empire.

Police kidnap and threaten everybody in Phoenix airport terminal ostensibly to keep a gunman from threatening them. The term lockdown is government-speak for kidnapping, imprisoning and threatening.