Once again the FBI has asked for Apple's assistance in breaking into a mobile device used by a mass shooter. Apple once again has told the FBI...NO! Is your data safe from attackers on an iPhone? Does Apple's security model prevent them from giving access to the FBI? KDE is making a soft landing spot for Windows 7 users if they're looking to KDE as an alternative to Windows 10!
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- KDE Plasma Welcomes Windows 7 Refugees to the Linux Side
- What to Do When iPhone Erased All Data after Failed Passcode Attempts?
- Apple responds to AG Barr on phone unlocking: read the full statement here — The ACLU's surveillance and cybersecurity counsel Jennifer Granick sent out a strongly worded rebuke of the request, saying, “Like four years ago, the government’s demand would weaken the security of millions of iPhones, and is dangerous and unconstitutional. There is simply no way for Apple, or any other company, to provide the FBI access to encrypted communications without also providing it to authoritarian foreign governments and weakening our defenses against criminals and hackers.”
- It's a no to ZFS in the Linux kernel from me, says Torvalds, points finger of blame at Oracle licensing • The Register