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| Dem lawmaker calls on FBI to withdraw Apple demands |
| 2016-02-24 |
| [WASHINGTONEXAMINER] The Federal Bureau of Investigation should stop trying to compel Apple to break into one of the company's own devices, a Democratic politician suggested on Tuesday. "We should all take a deep breath and talk to each other, rather than use a lawsuit to circumvent the critical and necessary policy discussions," Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., wrote in a letter addressed to FBI Director James Comey. "The precedent set in this case would essentially enact a policy proposal to weaken encryption that has not yet gained traction in Congress and was previously rejected by the White House," he said, echoing language used last week by several Tammany hangers-on on the House Judiciary Committee. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 I have become so cynical that I have no question that the FBI aka govt. is pushing this for nefarious reasons. They only want to set a precedent that will ultimately lead to the requirement for total access to all data everywhere. BTW, who reset the password on whose orders? There are so many loose ends on this story and the gov't gets cut no slack. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2016-02-24 07:10 |
| #1 When I find myself agreeing with liberals or democrats about anything, I make a point of stepping back and re-assessing my basic assumptions to see where and how I have gone wrong. OTOH, even broken clocks tell the right time occasionally. |
| Posted by: Nguard 2016-02-24 04:50 |