'Crypto Wars 2.0' Have Begun After Privacy Moves By Apple And Google

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http://www.businessinsider.com/afp-new-privacy-battle-looms-after-moves-by-apple-google-2014-9


Dan Romo, a security guard at Tony Cherry Creek Mall in east Denver, stands guard outside the Apple store as several hundred people line up to purchase the Apple iPhone in east Denver.


A new battle is brewing over privacy for mobile devices, after moves by Google and Apple to toughen the encryption of their mobile devices sparked complaints from law enforcement.

The issue is part of a long-running debate over whether tech gadgets should have privacy-protecting encryption which makes it difficult for law enforcement to access in time-sensitive investigations.

FBI director James Comey reignited the issue last week, criticizing Apple and Google for new measures that keep smartphones locked down -- without even the company holding the keys to unlock the data.

"What concerns me about this is companies marketing something expressly to allow people to place themselves beyond the law," the FBI chief said, warning that law enforcement may be denied timely access, even with a warrant, in cases ranging from child kidnapping to terrorism.



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1. Fake PR war... Apple and Google will comply and lie to you about doing so...

They will never release a product that can't be backdoored to a degree that will satisfy the snoops. And even if they do, the carriers will always participate, hand-in-hand: your phone may be encrypted, but your calls will never be. Nor will your texts, emails, web browsing, etc.

There are encrypted options, of course, but none of them are truly seamless, and mass adoption of any industry standard encryption methodology will of course be steeped with NSA plants. Just like how they paid off RSA to use their shitty RNG.