Post by Daniel on Feb 29, 2016 8:55:22 GMT -5
Big Brother’s Booming Business
February 29, 2016
The FBI and Apple Corporation have been locked in a legal battle over the encryption features of the iPhone. The Feds want Apple to build a backdoor into the device so it can access information on the iPhone 5S, which was used by the radical jihadist, Syed Rizwan Farook—before he and his wife killed 14 people in San Bernardino in early December of last year.
There is no indication that the Farook’s iPhone contains any vital information that would relate to a future terrorist attack. All the news outlets are essentially saying the world will come to an end if we do not access that iPhone. (After all, the families of the victims need answers!) Since 51 percent of the public agrees with the FBI, Apple is being compelled to surrender the iPhone’s secret contents.
The FBI has won a series of court battles by claiming it only wants Apple to unlock this one single iPhone. However, the Wall Street Journal has confirmed that there are actually 12 other iPhones the FBI wants to access in cases that have nothing to do with terrorism.
There is nothing in the Constitution that requires us to exchange liberty for security. Today, merely mentioning “terrorism” in a bill causes even the most conservative member of Congress to vote in favor of it. One of the most profound views on this subject came from the late Justice Antonin Scalia:
“There is nothing new in the realization that the Constitution sometimes insulates the criminality of a few in order to protect the privacy of us all.”
The U.S. government has proven it can’t be trusted with any type confidential information. Recently learned that Chinese hackers have stolen the personal information of 21.5 million current and former federal employees. Our military secret technology has also been fumbled by the government.
We are set to spend $1.5 trillion on the F-35 jet fighter, and last week, photos emerged of a new fighter in China that looks suspiciously similar to the F-35. The data from over 100 million people would be put at risk the day we give this same group of bumblers a magic key to unlock their smartphones.
Our nation’s spy agencies have built massive data centers to store information that relates to terrorism. One of the largest is the Utah Data Center, near Bluffdale, Utah. This facility was designed to collect exabytes of raw data.
Whistleblowers like William Binney and Edward Snowden have given us a basic understanding of the capability of these facilities, but it remains a mystery what type of information is being stored. The mainstream media has had little interest revealing the true mission of these data centers.
Another way the government invades our lives is with regulation. Each year, thousands of new guides becomes law. The prize for the most absurd regulation would be a proposal in California to make it mandatory for anyone who serves alcohol to take a course to help identify customers who may be drinking too much and intervene.
The legislation aims to cut down on DUIs and alcohol-related deaths. This law seeks to turn moral responsibility on its head. A person being tried for a booze-related crime could say, “Your honor, I wouldn’t have T-boned that school bus if the bartender had cut me off after my tenth Rum and Coke.”
It wasn’t that long ago when nearly every governmental effort to creep into our lives was met with a rebuff. One of the most vocal defenders of freedom were liberals. Today, every time Big Brother asks for another chunk of freedom, he generally gets what he wants. Oddly enough, liberals are now the ones most active in saying the government knows what is best for us.
A key factor that has facilitated this change is the “spirit of antichrist;” the demonic forces that will eventually enable the Antichrist to take over the world. The world is going crazy on so many fronts. Any true believer should know that the forces of evil are getting stronger by the day. The more power the devil gains, the greater his ability to grab more.
“This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world” (1 John 4:3).
--Todd
Posted with permission
www.raptureready.com/rap16.html
February 29, 2016
The FBI and Apple Corporation have been locked in a legal battle over the encryption features of the iPhone. The Feds want Apple to build a backdoor into the device so it can access information on the iPhone 5S, which was used by the radical jihadist, Syed Rizwan Farook—before he and his wife killed 14 people in San Bernardino in early December of last year.
There is no indication that the Farook’s iPhone contains any vital information that would relate to a future terrorist attack. All the news outlets are essentially saying the world will come to an end if we do not access that iPhone. (After all, the families of the victims need answers!) Since 51 percent of the public agrees with the FBI, Apple is being compelled to surrender the iPhone’s secret contents.
The FBI has won a series of court battles by claiming it only wants Apple to unlock this one single iPhone. However, the Wall Street Journal has confirmed that there are actually 12 other iPhones the FBI wants to access in cases that have nothing to do with terrorism.
There is nothing in the Constitution that requires us to exchange liberty for security. Today, merely mentioning “terrorism” in a bill causes even the most conservative member of Congress to vote in favor of it. One of the most profound views on this subject came from the late Justice Antonin Scalia:
“There is nothing new in the realization that the Constitution sometimes insulates the criminality of a few in order to protect the privacy of us all.”
The U.S. government has proven it can’t be trusted with any type confidential information. Recently learned that Chinese hackers have stolen the personal information of 21.5 million current and former federal employees. Our military secret technology has also been fumbled by the government.
We are set to spend $1.5 trillion on the F-35 jet fighter, and last week, photos emerged of a new fighter in China that looks suspiciously similar to the F-35. The data from over 100 million people would be put at risk the day we give this same group of bumblers a magic key to unlock their smartphones.
Our nation’s spy agencies have built massive data centers to store information that relates to terrorism. One of the largest is the Utah Data Center, near Bluffdale, Utah. This facility was designed to collect exabytes of raw data.
Whistleblowers like William Binney and Edward Snowden have given us a basic understanding of the capability of these facilities, but it remains a mystery what type of information is being stored. The mainstream media has had little interest revealing the true mission of these data centers.
Another way the government invades our lives is with regulation. Each year, thousands of new guides becomes law. The prize for the most absurd regulation would be a proposal in California to make it mandatory for anyone who serves alcohol to take a course to help identify customers who may be drinking too much and intervene.
The legislation aims to cut down on DUIs and alcohol-related deaths. This law seeks to turn moral responsibility on its head. A person being tried for a booze-related crime could say, “Your honor, I wouldn’t have T-boned that school bus if the bartender had cut me off after my tenth Rum and Coke.”
It wasn’t that long ago when nearly every governmental effort to creep into our lives was met with a rebuff. One of the most vocal defenders of freedom were liberals. Today, every time Big Brother asks for another chunk of freedom, he generally gets what he wants. Oddly enough, liberals are now the ones most active in saying the government knows what is best for us.
A key factor that has facilitated this change is the “spirit of antichrist;” the demonic forces that will eventually enable the Antichrist to take over the world. The world is going crazy on so many fronts. Any true believer should know that the forces of evil are getting stronger by the day. The more power the devil gains, the greater his ability to grab more.
“This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world” (1 John 4:3).
--Todd
Posted with permission
www.raptureready.com/rap16.html