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Title: Apple lays out what it can tell law enforcement about you
Post by: HCK on May 12, 2014, 02:00:40 pm
Apple lays out what it can tell law enforcement about you

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<p>A newly-released document (http://www.apple.com/legal/more-resources/law-enforcement/) on Apple’s website outlines the company’s policies when it comes to sharing the personal information of iOS users with U.S. law enforcement.</p><p>According to the whitepaper, the company can help lawmen get their hands on a significant amount of information you share through iCloud, including your e-mail, iWork documents, calendars, and so on—provided, of course, that they come looking for it with a valid warrant.</p><p>Perhaps a bit more worryingly, the folks from Cupertino can also help a law enforcement agency to extract certain information from an iPhone or iPad, even if the device is protected by a passcode lock.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2152467/new-whitepaper-explains-what-apple-can-tell-law-enforcement-about-you.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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