There is an interesting conundrum in the works between the FBI and Apple. But interestingly enough, while several other companies (Like Google) have come out in support, the public sector is not raising the same cry as they should. Perhaps they don’t understand the issue. When the smart phone hit the scene, it took the world…
Category: Legal Matters
Cyber-Crime: JP Morgan Invents Algorithm to “Sniff Out” Rogue Traders
I swear every day we get closer to the movie “Minority Report” being a reality..the “authorities” knowing you are guilty of a crime before you commit it! Combine this with the current fight with Apple and the FBI you start to see the big SCARY picture. -SF Wall Street traders are already threatened by…
Apple’s FBI Battle is Complicated, Here is What is Really Going On
THE NEWS THIS week that a magistrate ordered Apple to help the FBI hack an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooter suspects has polarized the nation—and also generated some misinformation. Those who support the government say Apple has cooperated in the past to unlock dozens of phones in other cases—so why…
Ransomware: Pay Us or your Data Dies
This is the new era of crime folks, Hackers (and Tech Companies) holding data hostage. Ultimately, like always, it is the average person, in this case, the sick people in these hospitals, who suffers. Crime is Crime, I don’t care how it is facilitated. The Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles has announced that it…
Know Your Rights: 5 Things Every Reasonable Gun Owner Should Know
It is said that there are two Fights you have to win in a Self-Defense Shooting, the first is of course, the incident itself and the second is the Legal Battle afterwards. If you carry a gun concealed or openly or keep guns in the house for self-defense, READ THIS! Knowledge is Power, and it…
Why are Americans Bringing Guns to the Airport?
At Security Executives we naturally believe in security. That includes both our personal security and the security of the modes of transportation that we use. All 50 states now allow people to carry concealed firearms; 45 states require a permit to do so and 5 do not even require a permit. A 2014 report from…
Cartel Corner #54: How El Chapo Got his Gun
You’ve probably heard the news that when Mexican authorities raided the hideout of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera, the head of the murderous Sinaloa drug cartel, on Jan. 8, they recovered a .50-caliber Barrett rifle that was trafficked through the ATF’s disastrous “Fast and Furious” debacle. What you may not know, but probably suspected, is that…
The Surveillance State: Privacy Outcry Sparked by Secret Surveillance
This is scary Big Brother stuff folks, and it is not something that COULD happen, it is happening right now to everyday citizens. This is the world in which we now live, no getting around it, no saying “It could never happen to me”…this is Reality, and if you don’t want to be a…
Conneticut State Police and Open Carry: “Gotta Cover our Ass”
I typically do not post “protest” videos on my blog because often the video do not tell the whole story and are sometimes heavily edited and cut to show a certain “agenda”… but this video is different. The illegal actions of the cops are not just “inferred” in the video, they are plain and evident…
Texas News: Convention of the States, Part 1
For those of you following this, here is the link to Governor Abbotts 92 page “Texas Plan” which I am currently reading. For all of you out there who are fans of both Constitutional history and it’s inherent application, I urge you to read this. What I find amazing is Gov. Abbott is actually following…