Gen. Petraeus Destroys FBI’s Case for Compelling the Creation of an iPhone ‘Backdoor’

[excerpt SCARAMUCCI Are Americans ░░░░░░░░ today than they were ░░░░░░░░ years ago Or 15 ░░░░░░░░ ago Where do you ░░░░░░░░ us today sir PETRAEUS ░░░░░░░░ think it is going ░░░░░░░░ and down but I ░░░░░░░░ Americans in general are ░░░░░░░░ But I think that ░░░░░░░░ threats are more complex ░░░░░░░░ arguably more numerous than ░░░░░░░░ have been in the ░░░░░░░░ If you talk to ░░░░░░░░ enforcement professionals especially those ░░░░░░░░ the intelligence business they ░░░░░░░░ they have insight they ░░░░░░░░ need to prevent attacks ░░░░░░░░ they are doing a ░░░░░░░░ deal of much of ░░░░░░░░ without ever surfacing and ░░░░░░░░ daylight if you will ░░░░░░░░ they feel also a ░░░░░░░░ bit on edge They ░░░░░░░░ worried they might miss ░░░░░░░░ They are concern about ░░░░░░░░ possibility of so called ░░░░░░░░ wolf attack the individual ░░░░░░░░ self radicalizes after reading ░░░░░░░░ in the social media ░░░░░░░░ the Islamic state or ░░░░░░░░ other extremist organization So ░░░░░░░░ are worried about that ░░░░░░░░ are working very very ░░░░░░░░ to ensure that they ░░░░░░░░ identify and then preempt ░░░░░░░░ before they take place ░░░░░░░░ There is a tension ░░░░░░░░ now sir between our ░░░░░░░░ liberties and the need ░░░░░░░░ look into these sorts ░░░░░░░░ phones to decrypt these ░░░░░░░░ What are your thoughts ░░░░░░░░ the Apple controversy with ░░░░░░░░ FBI and the Department ░░░░░░░░ Justice PETRAEUS Clearly there ░░░░░░░░ a tension here between ░░░░░░░░ rights and really rights ░░░░░░░░ technologists if you will ░░░░░░░░ make machines that people ░░░░░░░░ buy Then on the ░░░░░░░░ hand legitimate needs to ░░░░░░░░ enforcement and intelligence agencies ░░░░░░░░ be able to get ░░░░░░░░ from these devices This ░░░░░░░░ being played out in ░░░░░░░░ very public and big ░░░░░░░░ right now If you ░░░░░░░░ me do I want ░░░░░░░░ government to have the ░░░░░░░░ to decrypt what someone ░░░░░░░░ to the phone I ░░░░░░░░ say yes Do I ░░░░░░░░ Apple to make a ░░░░░░░░ to enable that I ░░░░░░░░ say no So bit ░░░░░░░░ Mike Hayden former NSA ░░░░░░░░ CIA director I don ░░░░░░░░ think that Apple should ░░░░░░░░ compelled to make a ░░░░░░░░ because I think it ░░░░░░░░ make the entire technology ░░░░░░░░ much more unsafe.”