FBI Blasts Apple, Google Phone Encryption: It “Allows People To Be Beyond The Law”

By Martin Armstrong of Armstrong Economics

FBI James Comey Attacks Apple & Google

FBI director James Comey, who used to be the head prosecutor in NYC the most corrupt office in the system, had come out swinging at Apple and Google for developing forms of smartphone encryption so secure that law enforcement officials cannot easily gain access to information stored on the devices – even when they have valid search warrants. Of course, Mr Comey can only see the abuse of power of government as necessary and not the severe damage that has been done to the entire industry because of the abuse of the NSA and others.  He said he could not understand why companies would “market something expressly to allow people to place themselves beyond the law.” Perhaps he should not work for government and then he might get it.

Largely because of the abuse of government, which is by itself beyond the law that he cannot grasp, this is not a question of only criminals. This is a matter of personal privacy that a government if FREE – has not right to violate. This is not all about him. This is what those in government cannot see. There is a real world out here with a right to LIBERTY, FREEDOM FOR ALL, and the right to PRIVACY. It was government outlawing condoms that led the Supreme Court to draw the line and say no – there is a right to privacy. That right was established in Griswold v Connecticut. Just how does one enforce you are not using a condom? Do government agents storm into your bedroom to inspect before having sex? This is what Comey just does not understand – sorry you have no such right. Prove your cases the old fashion way – with detective work.

James Otis (1725-1783)

James Comey needs to go back to law school to study the simple fact that the American Revolution began because of this very type of abuse of the search and seizure of private communications without warrants. George III (b 1738; 1760-1820) became king in 1760. In February 1761 Parliament enacted the Writs of Assistance that were challenged in court in Boston, Massachusetts. These were writs that empowered, like the NSA today at their discretion, the kings agents to search anything they suspected. The defending lawyer James Otis (1725-1783) pronounced these writs were “the worst instrument of arbitrary power, the most destructive of English liberty, and the fundamental principles of law, that ever was found in an English law book.” Otis warned that the king placed discretion in the hands of every agent to act as he desired. Nothing has changed for Comey can do whatever he desires and it is always the burden of the citizen to still prove he has any rights whatsoever.

John Adams (1735–1826; 2nd President 1797–1801) was there in the audience at that hearing that day. Adams was so moved by the four hour speech of James Otis that he declared: “Then and there was the first scene of the first act of opposition to the arbitrary claims of Great Britain. Then and there, the child independence was born.”

I am sure the kings men also viewed their power as necessary as Comey does today. They could simply enter someone’s home and search all your papers. If you wrote anything derogatory against the king, off you went to prison. This is what inspired the American Revolution and the Fourth Amendment that there had to be a reason to search not just arbitrary desire to want to know and lets see what we can find as the NSA and FBI do today. This is the very essence of LIBERTY. You cannot pretend to be the leader of the free world with people like Comey in government.

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Southern Sage
Southern Sage

Incredible. Wanting to keep your private information secure from government snoopers puts you “beyond the law”, whatever that means. Comey is obviously a moron and, of course, a fucking fascist. His organization has made itself a laughingstock by inventing fake terrorist plots as they can’t seem to locate any real ones. Keep your powder dry. We are going to need it.

Steve Hogan
Steve Hogan

America continues to elect psychopaths, who surround themselves with fellow psychopaths. Comey is one of many such power-crazed lunatics residing in Washington.

Can’t wait for the dollar collapse. That is the only cure for ridding ourselves of these sick individuals.

bb

When the dollar does collapse these people are going show their true colors It’s going to be dangerous just to disagree with the government.Some scary shit is headed our way.

dilligaf

dont worry bb, the cops will take care of you.

SKINBAG
SKINBAG

This is just one more ‘straw on the camel’s back’ leading to a revolution. At what point the citizenry decides to revolt again this oppression from politicians, bankers, cops, NSA, etc., etc we do not know. But I do feel in my very being that the hour draws ever nearer. Let the ‘Hunger Games’ begin!

Leobeer
Leobeer

More government nonsense.

The unnerving story I’m referring to is the Department of Industrial Relations (yes, that’s a real thing) in California putting a mom-and-pop winery out of business for employing volunteers. The Westover Vineyards , who make only $11,000 a year in net profits, is being fined $115,000 for the supposed crime of using unpaid labor while teaching wine making to friends. Is anyone surprised this bizarre attempt to protect children and ensure fair wages doubles as a revenue generator for the state?

The whole story is here:

How ‘Fair Labor’ Laws Are Destroying a Family Vineyard and Your Right to Volunteer

bb

Dill head , the cops I know are decent , patriotic and love this nation. They are good men that enjoy the 2 amendment.
Dill head ,is something wrong ?You don’t know what to make of someone who likes and respects most cops.Go bang your head against the wall till it hurts . ok.

Chicago999444
Chicago999444

Has it occurred to Comey that the I-phone user might also want to protect his private information from the army of hackers and cyber-criminals who our authorities seem powerless to protect us against? The security and encryption on most phones on the market today are ridiculously easy to breach, making it very unsafe to use your mobile device for things like checking your bank balance or ordering merchandise with your credit or debit card.

indialantic
indialantic

Is it a coincidence that most of the absurdity in the nation today comes from DC, California and New York (city)? I no longer use a cell phone for obvious reasons. Land-line usage only now with encryption.

Anyone ordering products online or banking online without encryption is just begging to be butt surfed.

DaveL
DaveL

Here is the PASSWORD so the police and FBI can get into my phone.

$F98U&..C@@K*Y^%O:”U

Billy
Billy

How DARE those puny peasants have some shit on their iCrap that keeps their private lives private!!

This statist choad… this is the kind of shit that will force us into another shootin war with each other… but fap stains like Comey will just keep on keeping on, till it’s too late…

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Billy is an idiot
Billy is an idiot

That’s all.

Billy
Billy

Can’t just leave it alone, can ya Chen?

You’re like one of those little bitch dogs that follows someone around everywhere, except where the little bitch dog hopes for a treat, your sole purpose is to try and goad me into an argument or attempting to make me look bad… Obsess much?

You were the fat fuck in school weren’t you? Got ridiculed mercilessly, and it damaged you emotionally. So, now you do petty shit like follow people around trying to goad them into an argument, mocking them or trying to make them look bad – and yourself good in contrast…

It’s one thing to get into a shit-flinging contest in a thread. It’s another thing entirely to follow someone around and fuck with them… or using every. single. thread. as an excuse to ridicule someone… what are you? 13 fucking years old?

Whatever Gordo… you need professional help. Maybe we’ll see you on that fat fuck show “My 9,000 Pound Life” or whatever it’s called… the one that showcases seriously disturbed fat fucking losers trying to lose 10 pounds, sweating like pigs and wheezing all over…

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Chen
Chen

Your paranoid

DC Sunsets

I’m suspicious when news like this comes out. There is no way to insure that Apple is being truthful about this security. For all we know, the feels are complaining as a way to make everyone think their data is safe when it’s not.

Same for android. So my phone claims I can encrypt the data and or sd card, it may not be secure. Lots of bright people have tried to implement strong encryption only to make a totally bone-headed error and produce a useless piece of crap. I has happened many times before.

Billah's wife
Billah's wife

Hon

Yer mama called and she’s coming to visit. We’re gonna need to borry that snow shovel agin so we can scoop all the dog shit out the spare bedroom. Can you bring home an economy size Febreze?

Llpoh
Llpoh

Seriously, you fucks need to stop with the horseshit.

Stucky

Chen

Solomon wrote, “There is a season for everything.”

Your little feud is WAAAY past its expiration date. It’s not funny when you beat it to death. Please stop … for everyone’s sake.

Billy, the best way to put this to rest is simply to IGNORE the foolishness. He’ll burn himself out eventually …. especially when he sees it has no effect. Responding in ANY way only fuels the fire.

Chen
Chen

Stuck, I’m offended that after he went way over and beyond the pale, wishing me dead of a stroke, comatose and with bedsores, because he took issue with a word I used…you take the trouble to comfort him. You are no internet friend.

I’m not behind those comments above. I don’t have that sense of humor, least of all now. I hope you two enjoy your time together, you know you have befriended a snake, right?

Stucky

Chen

If it’s not you, then I apologize. Maybe Admin can reveal who the person is …. out him!! .. and shame him …. cuz the shit-flinging is getting old and TOTALLY humorless.

His comments to you regarding wishing you dead? Well, that was waaaay over the fuckin’ top. Nevertheless, Chen … is is JUST AN OPINION. The Lord will smite you in His own good time, not Billy’s, so RELAX and let it be like water off a duck’s back. Besides, he’s a volatile fucker, that’s all … I sincerely doubt he actually meant it.

I’m not coming to anyone’s defense.

As far as “befriending a snake”, da Lawd said that I have the power to handle vipers, and they will not harm me. So, don’t worry about me.

Chen, da Lawd also said to not let the sun go down on your wrath. It’s great advice. Start every day with a clean slate in terms of how you interact with posters here. You’ll enjoy the experience more that way.

For example, I told Rise Up to FUCK-OFF in another thread. So what. If he writes something good tomorrow, I’ll be sure to compliment him on it. Why be bitter for more than a day?

Stucky

Chen

One last thing and I’ll shut the fuck up.

One thing about Billy …. if you extend an olive branch, a sincere one …. it’s a virtual guarantee he will accept it. I’ve seen him do so several times here. He may be many things, but he’s also a Southern Gentleman, and that’s what they do.

Give it a shot. What do you have to lose?

Chen
Chen

I was responding to Gayle’s goodbye post when I lamented that Billy made the site intolerable. He responded with a bunch of accusations, I decided not to wrestle in the mud with him but hit him with some funny satirizing of his braggadocio. Funny stuff, not nuclear shit.

Then I went to the Walmart post and commented that the dude could be Billy but then because no one here knows what he looks like, he could be any of those guys and none of those guys. I used the word ‘chimera’. I learned that word from an English professor, Haldeen Braddy. He used it in a farewell article concerning his lifelong interest and research on Pancho Villa. He said that after interviewing hundreds (if not thousands) of Villa’s contemporaries, he was convinced that Villa was a ‘chimera’; some assured Dr. Braddy that Villa was this person while another swore the opposite.

I used that word in the sense that English professor used it but Billy insisted that I fucked up, that he knows better than an English Prof. He evidently is so passionate about correct usage that he proceeded to wish me dead. He cursed me with an aneurism, bed sores and a coma for misusing the word ‘chimera’ and you decide to counsel me. Wow.

Billah's wife
Billah's wife

Stucky

Ain’t you ever struck at a copperhead with a stick, just to watch him get all riled up? Billy’s like that copperhead, and making fun of him til he goes apeshit is like the stick. Don’t you see?

Anyways, the weekend fun is over. Someone actually forwarded me a link to yer zerohedge article. Small world, eh?

Stucky

First, Gayle did NOT post a “good bye”. What she said was that she would be on TBP a bit LESS FREQUENTLY.

Second, telling someone they make this site the “intolerable” is about as big an insult one can issue. So, IMHO, you started it.

Third, the fact that you decided to recall a blow-by-blow account of what happened proves to me that you are OBSESSED with your grievances. Do you think Billy is so obsessed with you? I doubt it. So, who suffers? You, of course.

Fourth, I “counseled” Billy also …. I told him he should ignore the insults from whomever is issuing them.

Fifth, why be offended at my “counseling” … free advice? The Good Book saith, “Pride goes before the fall.” We could all benefit from seeing things from a third party perspective. Or, are you too proud to accept it? You both have good things to say … when you’re being “normal”. I’m just trying to suggest a way to reconciliation. So … sue me.

Sixth, do what you want. But, these shit-fests and ridiculous constant posting of pictures distracts mightily from the threads … it damn near ruined the “Your Life” thread. I’m tired of it. Others are tired of it. As Llpoh said so succinctly — “you fucks need to stop with the horseshit.”.

Chen
Chen

I’ve been here long enough to know not to go to bed angry. Anybody that takes my opinion over that of their significant other, is insane.

You know, I recently learned a great lesson in life, after so many years I learned the value of professionalism. I had heard this thing I objected to for so long but I did not know why: “we are a family here”. A claim made so often at work that it almost sounded true. But that is a truth promoted on the sitcoms. It doesn’t work in day to day work life.

For the last three years, I have been working with one other person. We gradually shared enough personal information that we felt comfortable working together. However, over time, little jibes became out and out assaults. I got called dick, asshole. I used a few choice words of my own.

But the balance was always 10 to my 1. I began to jump in anticipation of criticism, I was unconsciously walking on eggshells. I finally went to talk to the boss. He set me straight and I went back to work with this weapon: be friendly and approachable when the topic is work related, ignore everything else, no comment, don’t look, don’t listen to non work stuff. I am at peace and my work bully is quiet. I made one slip up one day and got the verbal shiv. That meant that nothing has changed and my only shield is to keep it professional.

I will try that approach here.

Chen
Chen

Don’t know who gave your comments thumbs down. I appreciate them. If I had seen them before I posted, I would not have posted at 11:09.

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