FBI head criticises Apple, Google over data encryption

[News Bandit]

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Federal Bureau of Investigation director James Comey hit out at Apple and Google on Thursday over new data-security measures designed to reassure customers wary of government prying.

 

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[jojo90]

There will always be exploits available for these operations that the government is keeping under wraps.

 

Not backdoors but known flaws in the implementations.

 

Heartbleed and the recent BASH hole are probably just the tip of the iceberg.

 

If you don't want the government to find it then don't put it on a networked device...

[The Sculptor]

This is theatre; there is no privacy. Hasn't been for years.

[Scumbag]

Can't blame people wanting to protect their privacy when his government is indiscriminately collecting personal data.