Micah Lee reports: In a much-publicized open letter last week, Apple CEO Tim Cook pledged to protect user privacy with improved encryption on iPhones and iPads and a hard line toward government agents. It was a huge and welcome step toward thwarting the surveillance state, but it also seriously oversold Apple’s commitment to privacy. Yes, Apple launched a tough-talking…
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Apple’s dangerous game, part 3: Where do you draw the line, and what’s the privacy tradeoff?
Orin Kerr writes: Having waded through hundreds of responses to my posts on Apple’s new iOS8, I wanted to ask two related questions to the many readers who were critical of (and in some cases, deeply hostile to) my initial post. The first question is the “where would you draw the line” question, and the…
Apple’s dangerous game
Orin Kerr raises some concerns about Apple’s iOS 8 and their claims that they will no longer be able to turn over information – even with a warrant: If I understand how it works, the only time the new design matters is when the government has a search warrant, signed by a judge, based on a…
OK Driver’s Licenses Not Secure; Will No Longer Be Accepted In Certain Areas
Dana Hernetky reports: If you rely on your Oklahoma Driver’s license to get into a secure area like a federal building or an airplane, things will be changing. Oklahoma is one of a handful of states that hasn’t complied with a federal mandate to make our driver’s licenses more secure. Beginning in 2015, you won’t…