Thank You! It's very depressing to see constant regurgitation of cops-and-robbers morality. The FBI has deep historic ties to the Pinkertons, and has historic

Thank You! It's very depressing to see constant regurgitation of cops-and-robbers morality. The FBI has deep historic ties to the Pinkertons, and has historically spent at least half of its resources (conservatively) on anti-radicalism. The DEA is so deeply interwound with the CIA that half of the drug dealers in the world are protected and immune. Local police forces are the only entity that is serious about "fighting crime," and their trustworthiness is inconsistent from region to region, to say the least. When you consider that the largest, most economically damaging crimes are being committed by banks and hedge funds, we can basically conclude that society is preyed upon by forces that have no counter. Instead, we're arguing over a fantasy that somehow we need the police and FBI to protect us, thereby meaning we have to give up whatever meager protections we have against them. I'm no Apple fan. In fact I'm still incredulous that this really means what they say it does -- that iDevices are secure by default. But if it's actually true, then freaking HOORAY FOR APPLE. Enjoy it while it lasts.