“With Apple set to unveil a new iPhone (and more) next week ahead of its court hearing with the FBI over the encryption battle, John Oliver has a smart take on the whole tangled issue,” Chris Ciaccia reports for The Street. “The host of HBO’s ‘Last Week Tonight,’ who has become increasingly relevant in debates on national issues, Oliver has come out in defense of Apple on the encryption issue… ‘There’s no easy side to be on in this debate,’ Oliver said on his show. ‘I happen to be feel the risks of weakening encryption are potentially much worse.'”
“‘This is not simple — it’s a hugely complicated story with massive implications and once we get to the end of it, you may not feel the same way you do now,’ Oliver said during the segment, which showed takes from politicians and law enforcement officials who apparently don’t understand the way technology works,” Ciaccia reports. “Oliver has certainly done his homework on this issue, one that is certain not go away anytime soon.”
Ciaccia notes, “Warning, the video has some salty language and is NSFW.”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: The more prominent people who line up to support Apple, the better.
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U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch backs U.S. government overreach on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert – March 11, 2016
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FBI warns it could demand Apple’s iPhone code and secret electronic signature – March 10, 2016
California Democrat Diane Feinstein backs U.S. government overreach over Apple – March 10, 2016
Obama lists the ‘tech leaders’ involved in new U.S. Cybersecurity Initiative and purposely snubs Apple – March 10, 2016
Snowden: U.S. government’s claim it can’t unlock San Bernardino iPhone is ‘bullshit’ – March 10, 2016
U.S. Congressman Darrell Issa: The FBI should try to unlock shooter’s iPhone without Apple’s help – March 2, 2016
U.S. Representative Darrell Issa on Apple vs. FBI: Very scary when your government wants to know more about you – February 24, 2016
U.S. government seeks to force Apple to extract data from a dozen more iPhones – February 23, 2016
Apple could easily lock rights-trampling governments out of future iPhones – February 20, 2016
Apple CEO Tim Cook lashes out at Obama administration over encryption, bemoans White House lack of leadership – January 13, 2016
Short-timer U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder blasts Apple for protecting users’ privacy against government overreach – September 30, 2014
Obama administration demands master encryption keys from firms in order to conduct electronic surveillance against Internet users – July 24, 2013
