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Authored by Paul Craig Roberts,

With much help from the failures of neoliberal economic policy and neoconservative foreign policy, we are changing the world.

Following a mysterious "third party"'s willingness to show The FBI how to unlock San Bernardino killer Farook's iPhone, court records indicate that the US government wishes to cancel tomorrow's showdown with Apple, filing a motion to vacate the hearing.

Hours after Tim Cook explcitly told the world (marketed) his firm would never sell out their privacy...

The US government filed a motion on Monday to vacate Tuesday’s hearing against Apple.

Via EvergreenGavekal.com,

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Only In America: An Indiscreet Selfie Can Put A Kid In Prison

Paul Craig Roberts

Did you know that if you are an American under 18 years old and you use your cell phone to send a nude “selfie” of yourself to a friend, you can be convicted of manufacturing and distributing “child pornography” and sent to prison? In case you are too old to be in the loop, a “selfie” is a photo that one makes of oneself.

Moments ago, as part of the ongoing feud between the FBI and Apple over the question of whether or not the US government should be allowed to have a backdoor hack into every iPhone, the Cupertino company filed a 65 page brief in the matter of the "search of the seized iPhone".

As can be seen in the full filing presented below, Apple argues that the government's request is "unprecedented" and violates the company's First Amendment rights. "This case is not a case about one isolated iPhone," Apple said in the filing, reiterating previous comments.