‘Apple has to help us’ — Trump, Barr turn up heat on encryption fight

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The Trump administration wants to guarantee that law enforcement agencies can break into suspects’ encrypted phones and messages. 'Apple has to help us,' the president said today

for “refus[ing] to unlock phones used by killers, drug dealers and other violent criminal elements” and declared, “They will have to step up to the plate and help our great Country, NOW!”Trump told CNBC on Wednesday, shortly after dining

For now, it is clear Barr is leading the charge. As a former telecommunications lawyer who led DOJ during the technological disruptions of the early 1990s, Barr is familiar with law enforcement’s need to intercept communications.that he is “surprised” encryption still stymies law enforcement and is “disturbed … by what he sees as tech companies’ ability to essentially defy court orders.”

And despite the president’s attacks on Apple, the administration is “divided” on encryption, according to a former Trump transition official familiar with the administration’s thinking. And while Trump officials clearly sense an opportunity, some aspects of the current political climate may work in Apple’s favor compared with 2016, despite the anti-tech backlash brewing in D.C.

DOJ’s top national security official recently said he had “never seen” the political climate “so conduciveBut it remains unclear how many lawmakers who don’t sit on the law enforcement–friendly Judiciary panel will back Graham.. Most members of Congress know little about encryption, and some on the Hill see Barr’s Pensacola push as a stunt.

Officials raised the issue of accessing the iPhones “almost as an afterthought,” the aide said. “Their need to get into these two particular devices strikes me [as] more a matter of politics … than it is actually a legitimate investigative need.”

 

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Hell no! AppleSupport AppleSupport

Criptext End organized stalking ILLEGAL programs again humanity

Make Tim cook turn greener

AmericanSmile6 That’s Patriot Act part 2. No thanks.

Show us ur taxes trump so we can ensure NO tax fraud? where’sTheIRS

It time to turn up the “heat” on Barr, if he is for it, you can bet it’s not good for Americans.

Demand that Tim Apple help break into encrypted phones, but will not release documents for impeachment.

Weakening encryption won't stop terrorists.

I say take apple and regulate regulate regulate too few people have too much control over the world's communication a bunch of bleeding-heart liberals no less but would not put up a dollar to make the world a better place

Don’t TRUST trump with ANYTHING😳‼️

Apple? Tim Apple?

Maybe the Donald can call Tom Apple

Donnie breaks the law and wants to allow government agencies to also do it, most likely for his benefit. The rule of law is what sets democracies apart from the shit hole dictatorships that he admires so much ImpeachedForever

He won’t even show his taxes nor provide evidence why he shouldn’t be impeached. Screw this clown.

no gestapo, mr racist authoritarian

And if they did it would the last apple product I would ever use

I smell rotten eggs! A number of compromised law enforcement agencies headed by political appointed cronies (like Barr), serving at the pleasure of a exonerated, impeached, & now emboldened autocrat (Trump) looking to solidly his grip on his power thru bullying & intimidation..

If it's criminals like pedophiles, human traffickers and murderers, why not?

The Saudi terrorist wasn’t a US citizen. He’s not entitled to our rights. Why is it so fucken hard for you liberals to understand that

Power corrupts. The more power the more corruption.

Apple should tell trump to F off

And those of you defending Apple, better hope that terrorist’s buddies don’t make you regret your position.

Oh hell no... 'break into suspects’ encrypted phones and messages'... that's how it starts, then it turns into ANYONE'S phone...

Morons .this is about terrorism this dude killed people. Of course we want access to his phone.

APPLE cares more about $ than lives. Their own abused Chinese employees commit suicide, they’re that kind of company.

Apple doesn’t have to do shit, Fat Donny.

Good luck with that scumbag realDonaldTrump

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