Your smartphone is a civil rights issue | Christopher Soghoian

The smartphone you use reflects more than just personal taste ... it could determine how closely you can be tracked, too. Privacy expert Christopher Soghoian details a glaring difference between...

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In the spring of 2016,a legal battle between Apple and the Federal Bureau of Investigationcaptured the world's attention.Apple has built security features into its mobile productswhich protect data on its devices from everyone but the owner.That means that criminals, hackers and yes, even governmentsare all locked out.For Apple's customers, this is a great thing.But governments are not so happy.You see, Apple has made a conscious decisionto get out of the surveillance business.Apple has tried to make surveillance as difficult as possiblefor governments and any other actors.There are really two smartphone operating systemsin the global smartphone market:iOS and Android.iOS is made by Apple. Android is made by Google.Apple has spent a lot of time and ...