https://inhomelandsecurity.com/sony-terror-investigation/
How do you feel about this? Is it a violation of privacy?
How do you feel about this? Is it a violation of privacy?
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Sony Assists FBI With PS4 Data
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I dont see the issue. Its a specific case for one person and they had a warrant for it.
Seems justified in my eyes.
Seems justified in my eyes.
they were served a government order. the guy wanted to be a terrorist. he fucked up.
EDIT: Actually reading through the case, I don't think my initial objection necessarily stands, so never mind.
Yeah, warrant for a single user. I would feel different if they requested all users data. Granted bulk data collection isn't exactly new or unheard of.
Apple refused to hand over the ability to circumvent security features on an iPhone as that would potentially jeopardise security features on all their iOS devices.
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One of the things I find interesting is that the messages on the PS4 in question were deleted, but they were still saved on servers at a Sony facility. I'm assuming every big company does this, but that's kinda scary too.
They probably run backups in case of a catastrophic failure. I'm not sure how long they would hold on to them though.
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Put it in here also, before people start posting without reading the article. The data was from a single user, and the FBI had a warrant
Indeed, Apple will turn over information they have access to when served with a proper warrant.
Apple simply tries to minimize the amount of information they have access to (since they make money by selling products, not their users).
Seems fine and rather minor. All you people handing out Amazon Echos and Google Homes for Christmas are making the jobs of intelligence communities easy.
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