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Apple’s FBI Battle

[fblike] Since the war on terrorism began in 2001, the federal government’s surveillance capabilities have come under scrutiny by civil libertarians, groups such as the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and the national media.  On the one hand, advocates of … Continue reading

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R&D: Apple’s FBI Battle

[fblike] Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on the Apple-FBI fight. Apple on Tuesday emphasized its opposition to a court order requiring it to help unlock an iPhone https://t.co/iQPJ2bVPJ6 — NYT Business (@nytimesbusiness) March 16, 2016 Counterterrorism … Continue reading

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R&D: Apple and Google Under Fire for Collecting Customer Data, John Ensign Will Resign Senate Seat, and States Debate “Birther” Bills

Here is your R&D for April 22nd: Apple, Google Collect User Data from the Wall Street Journal It has been revealed that Apple’s iPhones and Google’s Android smartphones transmit the locations of users back to each company.  Privacy rights advocates … Continue reading

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R&D: Afghanistan, Lebanon, and an Interesting Israeli-Iran Solution

Here is your R&D top five for August 3rd: The No-Win War by the Washington Post Columnist Eugene Robinson discusses the frustrations of the Afghan war and how the U.S. has no real definition of victory. Planned Arrest Warrants Create … Continue reading

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AGD: In a Down Economy Shopping Becomes Entertainment

by Corey Alderdice When Steve Jobs joined Disney’s board of directors with the Mouse-Ears Company’s acquisition of Pixar, the company hoped Jobs work a bit of that Apple magic for them as well. With Jobs’ insight and blessing, Disney intends … Continue reading

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