[Cryptography] Apple 3rd Party dilemma

[John Gilmore]

> The elephant in the room is the "Third Party Doctrine", which
> basically provides the govt "most favored nation status": if you as
> a customer provide your data to *any* third party, then the govt
> will claim access, as well.

For a discussion of where this doctrine came from, what effects it
has had over the years, and where it may be going, see EFF's blog
posting from last June:

  https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/06/smith-v-maryland-turns-35-its-healths-declining

	John