THE EDWARD SNOWDEN INSECURITY WAGON stopped late last week in Russia for just long enough to scatter tales of wide-open iPhone hardware and easily cored user credentials, according to reports. <\/p>\n
Snowden's lawyer told reporters in Russia that he does not use an iPhone. We assume that he does not use a lot of common or open means of communication these days, because he worries about what it means for his liberty. <\/p>\n
Snowden, who is currently enjoying Russia as his home, does not have time to use the popular phone, and is unlikely to ever make time. Instead he chooses a much simpler method. Sadly not the pigeon. <\/p>\n
\"Edward never uses an iPhone. He's got a simple phone,\" said the lawyer, according to reports. <\/p>\n
\"The iPhone has special software that can activate itself without the owner having to press a button and gather information about him. That's why on security grounds he refused to have this phone.\" <\/p>\n
Apple's view on vendors, users and data is that the twain should never meet. Recently Tim Cook told the world that neither he nor Apple give a fig about user details, unlike others. <\/p>\n
\"We try not to collect data. We are not reading your email, we are not reading your iMessage. It is encrypted. There is no key,\" he said. <\/p>\n
\"We run a very different company. Companies should be very transparent. From our point of view, you can see what we're doing on the credit card thing. We're not in that business. <\/p>\n
\"I'm offended by lots of it. I think people should have a right to privacy. We want to be totally transparent.\" <\/p>\n
The thrust of his message is that Apple does not play host to any backdoors. <\/p>\n
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