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It's mildly surprising to see countries of the "free world" ask Apple for user data much more often than some authoritarian governments or dictatorships - compa
by CapacitorSet 8y ago
It's mildly surprising to see countries of the "free world" ask Apple for user data much more often than some authoritarian governments or dictatorships - compare UK, US, AU, DE, FR, ES with HU, RU, CN, TR.
- orcdork 8y agoAuthoritarian goverments & dictatorships don't need to ask a phone maker for data, they have already existing structures of surveilance (not to mention their targets don't get to say no to using that fingerprint code).
- cronix 8y agoYes, but it doesn't state anywhere on the origins of the targets of the requests, only the gov't that made the request. It could contain requests for data on foreign citizens traveling to/in the country.
- SirHound 8y agoYeah but we dont simply disappear as a result of what they receive.
- chewz 8y agoOn the contrary. Compare Poland and Germany for example. (Poland - 32 device requests and 14 thousand identifiers vs Germany 13 704 device requests and 26 thousand identifiers). It show that when Poland targets people in bulk while Germany targets specific individuals (each probably requires separate judical order). Poland famously in 2H2014 made request for data of half a million iPhone users (80% requests for data worldwide). FYI Poland is not at war, under terrorist threat and it is relatively peaceful country but the government like to keep their hands in citizens pockets and it's special branches are out of control.