[kictanet] Of Data Security, Terrorism, National Security and Marketing

[Tony White]

Apple has now filed an appeal against the ruling:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/300521994/Motion-to-Vacate-Brief-and-Supporting-Declarations

Perhaps the list's 'legal friends' can comment?


On 22/02/2016, Mark Kipyegon via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
> It is amusing that the law in question was drafted over two hundred years
> ago. For the courts this is a good opportunity to interpret the limits
> within which law enforcement can operate.
>
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> keybase.io/kipyegonmark
>
> On 22 Feb 2016, at 11:11, "Dennis Kioko" <dmbuvi at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Being in Apple's position, I initially would have complied with the FBI's
>> request, seeing that this measure would only be limited to one device.
>>
>> However, after looking at Apple's response, I see what Tim Cook is coming
>> from. That single piece of software would be hard to keep tabs on - the
>> stakes would be very high. There many other institutions and
>> countries(regimes) that would like to get their hand on such software.
>>
>> In the past, US firms and Government Agencies have found out they have
>> been hacked well after hackers had penetrated their computers.
>>
>> Once out of control of both Apple and the FBI, the software would mean any
>> iPhone in the "wild" would be susceptible to unauthorised access by
>> however who has access to this "God" version of iOS.
>>
>> Sounds like one of those movies where a disease or modified organism
>> escapes from a lab.
>>
>> What would you do were you the judge in this case?
>>
>> On Monday, 22 February 2016, Mark Kipyegon via kictanet
>> <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>> It might be worth noting that recent history shows law enforcement
>> agencies abuse their power to access such controlled information.
>>
>> Edward Snowden (@Snowden) Tweeted at 7:50 a.m. - 17 Feb 2016 :
>>
>> The @FBI is creating a world where citizens rely on #Apple to defend their
>> rights, rather than the other way around.
>> (https://twitter.com/Snowden/status/699984388067557376?s=17)
>>
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>> keybase.io/kipyegonmark
>>
>> On 21 Feb 2016, at 21:33, kictanet-request at lists.kictanet.or.ke wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > However, I think the security agencies should have access to targeted
>> > information as investigations lead them - with the oversight of
>> > legislature and judiciary. The problem is how to ensure this is not
>> > misused to collect any information they think they need about a society.
>> > Self censorship, fear and basically ?guilty by default? will be the
>> > order of the day and you really don?t want to go down that road.
>> >
>


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Tony White