Apple sells privacy to consumers. But it’s quietly helping police use iPhones for surveillance.

The title is so misleading, they are helping support police with built apps in the Apple ecosystem for policing work not spying on consumers.

Misleading title. This is about apps for police communications. Amount of spying is the same as usual.

We are all aware that if police hands you a warrant you have to comply or go to jail? It doesn’t matter if you are Apple or not.

In the United States, the cops have to convince a judge that there is probable cause that a specific crime has been committed, and that the evidence sought is related before being granted such warrant.

In government, all of this results in a paper trail, AKA bureaucracy that we hate so much, but they also act as receipts and as accountability measures for those making these decisions.

This is also precisely why companies are advised to regularly cleanse any records beyond what is legally mandated. This is the reason why universities force all staff and students to only use school emails. This is the reason why a certain project instructs people to communicate in person whenever possible.

Now there is actually an easier process for the FBI called the FISA warrant. They have specialized judges on call who handle just those and the requirements are basically fuck-all, and the paper trail is classified-F-U. FISA warrants are generally issued for investigating traitorous activity involving a foreign power, such as Paul Manafort.

There’s literally nothing wrong with Apple. You will love it.

Apple’s ads about others using customers’ private data are rich. Yeah Apple subcontracts to Google, $20 per year, for Google to use Apple’s customers private data.

Priceless

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