As 200 shareholders cheered Apple CEO Tim Cook’s battle with the FBI for a “backdoor” into the iPhone, but the real battle is Apple’s attempt to save its lucrative “walled garden.”
It is Breitbart News’ understanding that there are about 7,000 requests by law enforcement for Apple to open iPhones that run on iOS8 and iOS9. Backdoor access apps for older versions of iPhone iOS are available for download on the Internet for users that want to install apps that are not approved by the Apple Store.
There are a significant number of regulations in effect worldwide that relate to protection of private and sensitive “data at transit.” Former CIA employee and current fugitive Edward Snowden created a furor in 2013 over disclosures that the NSA wasclandestinely using “PRISM” and other software hacking tools to capture all Apple, Microsoft, Google and Facebook content “data in transit.”
Despite embarrassment for the Obama administration, not much has changed over NSA bulk “data in transit” collection. As Snowden’s revelations demonstrated, Silicon Valley tech companies have helped facilitate “data in transit” surveillance programs because Silicon Valley companies are receiving lucrative payments from the NSA. For the full article click here
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