19.09.2014 - 15:37 [ ACLU ]

Apple Throws Down Privacy Gauntlet

Apple made big news today by announcing that they are no longer able to extract data from iOS devices for law enforcement agencies. The company had, for several years, offered a popular service for police in which it would extract data from seized PIN- or password-protected devices (if you don‘t have a PIN or password, then the government doesn‘t need Apple‘s help to get your data). The message from Apple is clear: they don‘t like being in the surveillance business, and are doing everything they can to get out of it, while still offering usable products to the general public.