Finally, a substantive deterrent to ISIS
Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2016 3:23 pm
I'm very happy to report Apple is replacing their handgun emoji with a water pistol - http://money.cnn.com/2016/08/01/technol ... tol-emoji/
There is the expected blather about Apple standing up to the NRA, and various anti-gun groups are vying for credit. None of it is true.
iPhones are the favorite of terrorists and libertarians alike because Apple is relatively unwavering about encryption.
That advantage is now being leveraged.
The handgun in the iPhone was ISIS' only weaponized emoji, AND IT'S GOING AWAY!
We're all safe, as soon as the new IOS is released. Unless there's a pop-tart emoji. Kids can gnaw those things into really scary shapes.
And, now that I think about it, I'm not really so keen on Apple's new plan. Kind of makes me want to switch back to an Android. Or a flip phone. Or a nice campfire within a day's walk of a mailbox. Wouldn't need a gun emoji there. I'd have the real thing and I could still stay in touch!
There is the expected blather about Apple standing up to the NRA, and various anti-gun groups are vying for credit. None of it is true.
iPhones are the favorite of terrorists and libertarians alike because Apple is relatively unwavering about encryption.
That advantage is now being leveraged.
The handgun in the iPhone was ISIS' only weaponized emoji, AND IT'S GOING AWAY!
We're all safe, as soon as the new IOS is released. Unless there's a pop-tart emoji. Kids can gnaw those things into really scary shapes.
And, now that I think about it, I'm not really so keen on Apple's new plan. Kind of makes me want to switch back to an Android. Or a flip phone. Or a nice campfire within a day's walk of a mailbox. Wouldn't need a gun emoji there. I'd have the real thing and I could still stay in touch!
