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For the US Government it's just a different phone number they have to call to get your data...
by sschueller 6y ago
For the US Government it's just a different phone number they have to call to get your data...
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- stqism 6y agoTypically, people who are trying to defend themselves from nation state threat actors aren’t using iPhones or stock Android phones, and absolutely wouldn’t use safe browsing if they did.
- jlgaddis 6y agoAnd the U.S. Government isn't making a phone call to get the data. They have a "law enforcement portal" they can log in to in order to request the data.
- sneak 6y agoAre we classing the FBI as a "nation state threat actor" now?
- sbuk 6y agoIf you're outside the US, yes.
- sneak 6y agoWhat does that have to do with the threat posed?
- iSnow 6y agoI don't think it's about the FBI as much as the rest of the three-letter soup. NSA, CIA et al. most certainly are a threat to anyone outside the USA holding valuable secrets.
- kergonath 6y agoWell, it is an actor and it is a government agency...
- tempodox 6y agoWhy not? Every system holding PII poses a potential threat, at the very least because every system can get hacked, and at worst because folks with “legitimate” access to that data can still abuse it.
- eriri 6y agoEver heard of Edward Snowden? He exposed how three letter agencies were engaging in mass surveillance, even including American citizens in violation of their very own constitution they've sworn to protect.
- jaegerpicker 6y agoIt always should have been. I'm not sure anyone would not class them as a nation state threat level. It's one of the most powerful government agencies in the most powerful nation in the world. If they don't fit that definition who would?
- emptyparadise 6y agoNo silver bullet. This is a counter against surveillance capitalism but not against surveillance states. In the long run the only sure way to prevent data misuse is to remove the data, but moving existing data to entities without the financial incentives to misuse it is still a step in the right direction.
- lupire 6y agoFor the Chinese government it's a direct feed from Tencent, which Apple devices sent URL data to.