If you want to publicly voice your support for Apple in its ongoing encryption dispute with the FBI, you might be interested in attending one of a slew of rallies being planned at Apple stores around the world on February 23.
Advocacy group Fight for the Future is helping to organize the rallies, which are planned to be held at Apple stores in more than 40 cities on Tuesday, February 23 at 5:30 p.m. local time. In addition, Fight for the Future says that those in Washington, DC can attend a protest at the FBI's headquarters at the same time. Protestors will hold 10-foot long banners and iPhone-shaped signs that read "FBI: Don't Break Our Phones" and "Secure Phones Save Lives."
If you're interested in joining in on one of the rallies, you can find more information on the event at Fight for the Future's hub site, including the full list of participating cities, sign resources and more.
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Support Apple's encryption fight by attending a rally near you on Feb. 23
wow iMore is really getting behind apple and the supporters in this debate! Part of why I love you guys
wow? What did you except? its an Apple fanboy website
So you're an "Apple fanboy"...?
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I didn't realise that defending the right to privacy was just the hobby of Apple fanboys
you seem shocked that an Apple fanboy website is supporting Apple...that was my point.
Did you read the other article where iMore was against Apple removing pencil navigation on iOs 9.3?
Basically, the right of a mass murderer and terrorist to keep his cell phone data from the police? Great cause!
I hope millennials will follow the story regarding the FBI and Apple CEO Tim Cook's refusal to open a back door for his products so that we can all feel safer knowing our countries watching the actions of the terrorists. As I eternally patrol the metaphorical waters of this country I see a fundamental divide over allowing our bureaucracy to have cart blanché over our private lives. Lives that, let's face it, are all consumed by technology.
This makes for good debate. Cheers to Tim Cook for explaining to the FBI that there does not exist a back door where by only Boy Scouts will enter and protect us. Either it's open to everyone (including those that would like to rid the world of of our race) or it's a closed ended system. I myself place the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the highest regard. It is a bureau that has always focused on facts and to date has not been swayed by political or public opinion.
I say to date because I believe Director Comey has been presented with an opportunity to prove that Fidelity, Bravery, and Integrity are still the bureaus' motto by endicting Hillary Clinton on these atrocious public emails regarding the security of our country. In the eloquent yet effective words of my mentor, "it's time to put up or shut up", regarding the Clinton Clan. If they prove to be bigger than be FBI than I might have to seriously question why I have worked so hard the past year to earn a spot at the bureau in the first place.
As it started, my motivations for beginning the recruitment process to the bureau were clear and concise. People expected good things from me. Honest things. With a sense of purpose. To know that my recognition would come from doing something just. Something moral. And for helping the overall greater good. For me the FBI appears to be the best place for these set of beliefs. Now they have a chance to prove me right and make the rest of the country gain a little more respect for the men in bureau blue by endicting Hillary Clinton. Stay tuned readers and don't get swept up in the tide!
One way I see why not just do this one time. Terrorist are bad and well we need some info. Expose the phone on campus. Don't tell anybody how. Let the FBI do their thing on site. The phone can never leave the room until wiped or left in the custody of Apple. Give them 48 hours to do what they need to do. Put the phone back to its original safe or wipe it then call it a day. Still make me feel unsafe when someone what created keys to the kindgom.
Doing this once would set a precedent that I dont think anybody wants. So its like a double edge sword. It would great to catch more home grown terrorist or people helping them. People in general dont understand what implications this would have on their phones if this happened.
As they say you cant have your cake and eat it too but, I'm the FBI/NSA doesnt care about cake.
There is no one time. You trust these guys to only do it once? They will just sue every time and use this case as precedent.
If you knew it would or could saves lives would keep the same stance? I know this will set a precedent that we dont but I don't want to see people die anymore. If we can save lives which are more important thank backdoors Then I would do it.
Im pretty sure google and Facebook have handed over data so many times. I dunno why they are on their high horse now. I know that Twitter makes it really hard to obtain data lots of physical paper work and a big process.
There is no information on that phone. The shooter already destroyed his other phones why would he leave this one intact if it had any valuable information on it? All this uproar is likely happening over a phone that will yield no information.
I just we all need to admit this is a double edge sword we dealing with. Wrong or Right
So you have an issue with them looking in terrorists phones, or are you worried they'll want to see your cat pictures next?
I have nothing to hide, so if they co,etc to me with a warrant, they won't even need apple. If I lose my phone, I'm sure it'll stay locked until I can wipe it remotely
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Having a precedent to access terrorists cell phones is a bad thing?
I don't think I understand but if I was the FBI I would get the phones and take out the chips with storage and connect them to some sort of circuitry and read the data. Any problem with that? Does encryption make this impossible? If not, how does the phone work in the first place?
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And I hope people organize a counter rally at each location also.
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This is America and this should be allowed, I hope the rally's outside the apple stores realize they can disagree civilly.
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I love all things Apple, but they're out of their depth here. This is a massive overreaction akin to those who lie awake nights worrying that red light cameras are the first step to Big Brother taking over. What is needed is not an extreme, Snowden-like anti-government position, but a balancing test so both safety and privacy can be protected. That's how this will ultimately play out: Apple will lose this one and then legislation will strike the appropriate balance between safety and privacy.
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and the funny thing is most here get their privacy and/or security infringed by gvt actions, for 'national security' reasons, day in day out, and they simply dont care. Now that it strikes Apples (more so than just 'a phone'), they cry wolf and start thinking about the implications.
Better later than never I guess
I don't think that you actually believe that our wonderful elected representatives would strike a perfect balance between safety and privacy. They will sell out privacy for safety the first chance that they get.
I know that this is taken entirely out of context but it is still a fitting quote:
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
Liberty is not the same thing as a terrorists cell phone privacy - anymore than crying Fire in a crowded building is the right to free speech.
Have you noticed whenever someone, ages a valid point, nobody responds to it?
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If you can't make it to your local Apple store today -- but you'd still like to support Apple's stance on privacy -- contact your local government reps and add your name to the White House petition at https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/apple-privacy-petition
#StandWithApple
We will be down at our local Apple Store with a counter protest against Apples decision not to comply with the judges order.
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I wil be doing the same. Shame on apple and all the people supporting them.