The best part of the “going dark” debate is that we have to pretend sophisticated attacks by nation-states and criminals are some kind of Gibsonian sci-fi fantasy. It’s 2019. Theres a multi-billion dollar industry around attacking phone security systems.https://www.fastcompany.com/90307864/u-s-fund-sells-israeli-hacking-firm-nso-group-amid-spy-mystery …
Hmm, I find the "we've made things worse" argument compelling, but not convinced about the slippery slope argument. They can keep the keys in Cupertino, no?
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And do you think that’s safe? It opens an entire new vector especially vulnerable to bribery. Police and medical records are supposed to be safe, but we see lots of leaks and sometimes prosecutions.
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But that's just the "we've made it worse argument" rephrased, which I said I find compelling. I thought you were arguing other countries will send warrants to Apple, and they might have a poor human rights records, or something?
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We've already seen Apple buckle to China in terms of keeping iCloud backups in-country. If they'll do such a thing for China, who has a horrific human rights record, who else will they do it for in order to do business in their country?
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Yes but is that better or worse? If China started demanding rights to data held in the US then it’s not just Chinese nationals. It’s shit but is the scope limiting here the better option?
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