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Bingo. They're not deliberately pushing this, they're just the public face on the initiative. You can complain about Apple all you like, but you're not given th
by Fordec 5y ago
Bingo. They're not deliberately pushing this, they're just the public face on the initiative. You can complain about Apple all you like, but you're not given the choice to boycott the CIA.
The only reason we were even told this was being introduced in the first place is because it's being run on edge hardware (ie, phones). One talk at DEFCON on weird resource/energy spikes on apple devices and its existance leaks to the public domain which is even worse PR. The only difference is that historically such government level analysis has been conducted behind data center black boxes.
- OneLeggedCat 5y agoI honestly think Apple could save some face if they simply came out and said, "Various U.S. government agencies are compelling us to do this behind the scenes, and we feel we have no real choice."
- e12e 5y ago> you're not given the choice to boycott the CIA. Well, you could refuse to pay taxes, but that would land you in jail (like most civil disobedience).