Apple's lawyers are very clever. As lawyers all know, show them a law (e.g., Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act) and they will show you a loophole (e.g., warrant canary). Bill Fairchild Franklin, TN N.B. : I have never received an order under Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act. I would expect to challenge such an order if served on me.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Gilmartin" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, December 5, 2013 5:41:59 PM Subject: Re: "NSA foils much internet encryption" On Thu, 5 Dec 2013 15:19:55 -0600, Mike Schwab <[email protected]> wrote: >Microsoft finally woke up. > >http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/12/05/microsoft-u-s-government-is-a-potential-security-threat/ > > >Microsoft is trying to change the terms of the NSA debate � literally. > >The company is labeling any government effort to spy on its online >communications as evidence of an "advanced persistent threat," a term >that's so far been reserved to describe foreign espionage units such >as the one allegedly operated by the Chinese military. > Related: http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/05/apple-slips-in-warrant-canary-to-warn-users-of-future-compliance-with-patriot-act-section-215-information-requests/ ... and my vocabulary is enlarged. -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
