WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives
Audio archives of spoken word broadcasts from Community Radio WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill (weru.org)
Producer/Host: Jim Campbell
So the FBI vs Apple case has ended “not with a bang but a whimper.” But is the argument in the case really ended? Nope, here’s why. On another front, there is still another hack into car systems recently reported. This one is a doozy, and it affects a lot of car makers and models.
Producer/Host: Jim Campbell
The FBI’s effort to force Apple in court to write a new operating system to weaken Apple’s encryption on the iPhone has drawn a lot of attention about legal and constitutional issues. But there are other far-reaching implications if Apple is ultimately force to do that. Today let’s look at some of the political, economic, and civil liberties implications of this case.
Producer/Host: Jim Campbell
The Apple vs FBI encryption case goes on, and will for some time. A former National Security Advisor has said that the FBI is looking for a precedent in the Apple case. What does that mean? And what could the implications be if the FBI succeeds in having Apple gut its security system under government order? Let’s speculate a bit.
Producer/Host: Jim Campbell
By now, pretty much everyone has heard about the FBI’s attempt to get Apple to write a new operating system to make it possible for the FBI to access whatever is on Syed Farook’s iPhone. There has been a lot of bluster and blather by politicians and self-proclaimed pundits. There’s a lot at stake in this case (really these cases – another has arisen in NY), so maybe it would be wise to begin with what we know as facts, as opposed to what we’ve heard as speculation.
Producer/Host: Jim Campbell
It’s no secret that the FBI is gathering information about the phone calls and emails of Americans. What has been a secret until now is why the FBI does not want to reveal the names of the the phone and internet companies that have been allowing widespread surveillance of Americans talking with people overseas. The reasons may surprise you, or make you laugh, or make
you cry. If you’d like to hear them from the horse’s mouth, listen up. If you’d like your own copy of the FBI’s reasoning, go to
www.aclu.org/national-security/aclu-v-office-director-national-intelligence-declaration-david-m-hardy.