Beyond surveillance: what could happen if Apple loses to the FBI
by Danny Yadron in San Francisco from Technology | The Guardian on (#17SH2)
An Apple loss in the San Bernardino encryption case risks creating a world in which we can no longer trust the gadgets that track how we drive, when we're home and whether the door is locked
This is how a former White House technologist envisions a future in which Apple loses its privacy battle with the US government.
The year is 2026. You get in your new Tesla for a milk run. You place your fingertip on the door handle, the door unlocks, and the car knows it's you as you step inside because it read your fingerprint.
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