Apple vs The FBI: The War on Privacy

(Before It's News)

by Ted Bauman
The Sovereign Investor

By now nearly everyone has heard that the FBI, supported by the Department of Justice and the White House, is trying to force Apple Inc. to allow them to unlock an iPhone used by Syed Farook — one of the San Bernardino shooters.

If the government succeeds, we will all take a catastrophic step backward in the struggle for personal privacy. The FBI says it wants to do it “just this once.” That’s as believable as a raging alcoholic promising one last drink. If the FBI gets what it wants, the cascade of consequences will be rapid, brutal and irreversible.

Adding insult to injury, the government doesn’t really need what’s on the phone.

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