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President Obama urges prudence from both sides of encryption debate, warns against 'absolutist' pos
Witness an object lesson on the origins of sophistry. The chuckle, of course, is that Obama has to know this. Much of Western pragmatism is premised on the logical fallacy that "the truth lies between two extremes" - which is hogwash. Gravity isn't defined as the midpoint between floating around in the air and Jovian pressures keeping us flattened against the ground. Etc..
The crucial questions of privacy, liberty, are defined by our constitution and the bill of rights - and if Obama and his peers in the snooping industry want to change that all they need is a constitutional amendment.
Not that I'm confident that a society that revels in something called reality TV wouldn't roll over to protect the children, stop terrorism, prevent the evil empire of darkness from existing after sunset, blah, blah, blah. -
Apple counsel Bruce Sewell calls DOJ filing 'cheap shot' that seeks to 'vilify'
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Conservative group to attack Apple over 'hypocrisy' on religious freedom during shareholder meeting
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Bill Gates sides with FBI on Apple encryption fight, says scope is limited to one iPhone
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House committee invites Apple CEO Tim Cook, FBI Director James Comey to discuss encryption