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FORMER IDF SOLDIER SPEAKS OUT!
Congress Tells FBI That Forcing Apple To Unlock iPhones Is ‘A Fool’s Errand’
CYBER-FINANCIAL ANALYST: Sunny Barkats, is a NYC-based power-lawyer who specializes in privacy issues and invests in companies that increase security on smart phones and other technology. He is a former member of the Israel Defense Forces who served as a Counter-Terrorism Adviser of Security Service in Berlin, Germany from 1996 to 1998, and First Staff Sergeant in Recon Army Infantry Elite Forces (I.D.F) from 1993 to 1996.
FBI: PHONE ENCRYPTION A ‘VICIOUS GUARD DOG’…
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“The Justice Department is on a “fool’s errand” trying to force Apple to unlock the iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino terrorists, lawmakers told FBI director James Comey on Tuesday.
Lawmakers of both parties sharply challenged Comey as the House judiciary committee considered the FBI’s court order to unlock an iPhone owned by Syed Farook, who with his wife killed 14 people at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, California, in December and was killed by law enforcement.
Legislators repeatedly accused the Justice Department of overreaching its authority and undermining both privacy and cybersecurity. Several endorsed Congress passing a law settling the boundaries – something Apple supports – and accused the FBI of trying to circumvent Congress by launching a lawsuit against Apple.
“Can you appreciate my frustration with what appears to be little more than an end-run around this committee?” asked Democratic congressman John Conyers. Representative Zoe Lofgren called FBI demands to weaken Apple’s security a “fool’s errand” that undermined cybersecurity.
Comey, a well-respected figure in Congress, likened impenetrable digital encryption used to protect customer’s privacy such as that of Apple to a “vicious guard dog”.
“We’re asking Apple to take the vicious guard dog away and let us pick the lock,” Comey said. “It’s not their job to watch out for public safety. That’s our job.”
READ: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/mar/01/apple-fbi-congress-hearing-iphone-encryption-san-bernardino
BIO: Sunny J. Barkats, Esq is the founding Partner of JSBarkats PLLC. Mr. Barkats is recognized as a top corporate and securities attorney by his peers and Thomson Reuters’ subsidiary Super Lawyers, in New York, (as published in the NY Times) for 2014. Mr. Barkats principally represents both established and publicly traded emerging growth companies, both domestic and foreign, in a wide variety of industries. He also represents venture capital firms, investment banking institutions, high net worth individuals and other investors.
WEBSITE: jsbarkats.com
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/JSBarkats-PLLC-138479009549292/?ref=hl
TWITTER: @JSBarkats
ON FOX NEWS: youtube.com/watch?v=UjG0e1eI064
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