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<p>In light of Apple’s <a
href="https://theintercept.com/search/?s=apple%20fbi">very
public battle</a> with the FBI over encryption, John Oliver
designed a satirical ad for Apple to help “both their customers
and the government” understand just how hard it is to protect
data.</p>
<p>The host of <em>Last Week Tonight</em> – who last April famously
boiled down the argument about NSA surveillance to its core issue,
<a
href="https://theintercept.com/2015/04/06/john-oliver-interview-political-disengagement-american-public/">dick
picks</a> – said he takes Apple’s side, but acknowledged that
the company wasn’t doing a very good job of explaining its
position.</p>
<p>Watch the two-minute fake ad <a
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsjZ2r9Ygzw&feature=youtu.be&t=15m50s">here</a>.
It’s the last two minutes of the segment, embedded below.</p>
<p>“We’re barely one step ahead of hackers at all times,” a
voiceover actress explains. “So that when you idiots lose your
phone, your information doesn’t wind up in the hands of guys like
Gary.” Gary is a creepy hacker gratifying himself over family
photos on a phone he stole.</p>
<p>Apple engineers are pictured panicking and cursing.</p>
<p>“So if the FBI comes to us and asks us if we can undermine our
encryption without compromising everyone’s emails, texts, and
skateboarding videos, this is our response,” the voiceover
continues.</p>
<p>“Are you fucking kidding me? We’re engineers, not wizards,” says
an engineer.</p>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://theintercept.com/2016/03/14/john-oliver-produces-fake-ad-for-apple-about-protecting-data/">https://theintercept.com/2016/03/14/john-oliver-produces-fake-ad-for-apple-about-protecting-data/</a><br>
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<pre>"Through counter-intelligence it should be possible to pinpoint potential trouble-makers ... And neutralize them, neutralize them, neutralize them"</pre>
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