Re/code Daily - Here's Apple's Game Plan to Beat the FBI - Feb 26, 2016

[Re/code] [..] [..] Read Now [..] • [In a court filing yesterday, Apple argued why it shouldn't comply with a court order to help the FBI hack into a San Bernardino attacker's iPhone. The two big points: It'd be a violation of free speech, and that it would set a dangerous legal precedent. Cupertino][got a little help from Silicon Valley yesterday], too. Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter and Google all said they'd be filing an amicus brief in support of Apple. Meanwhile, Apple reportedly [plans to beef up iCloud encryption] so it doesn't have to comply with court orders. [[Dawn Chmielewski and Noah Kulwin | Re/code]] • [In a letter to New York legislators earlier this week, Airbnb admitted that it had][purged 1,000 NYC listings] on the platform ahead of a public data dump. The same independent researchers who pointed out their disappearance now say that the supposedly "illegal" operators are popping up on the platform again. [[Patrick Clark | Bloomberg Business]] • [Last month, Re/code reported that Snapchat was][hunting for ad tech companies to acquire] as part of its strategy to start making money and impress ad buyers. Now, Snapchat is teaming up with Nielsen to get those buyers some ad campaign feedback numbers they can trust. [[Mike Shields | The Wall Street Journal]] • [On this week's "Too Embarrassed to Ask" podcast, Lauren Goode and Kurt Wagner offer a beginner's guide to using Snapchat, and talk with Pinterest's Tracy Chou about the gendered (and incorrect!) assumptions people make about the social media service.] [[Eric Johnson | Re/code]] • [Six of the last nine stock market trading days having ended in the green. Still, investors and analysts feel pretty glum; corporate earnings remain weak, the Chinese economy is as volatile as ever and there's some trouble in bond markets.] [[Mike Cherney, Leslie Josephs and Corrie Driebusch | The Wall Street Journal]] [..] Top Stories from Re/code [..] Media [Instagram and Snapchat Are the New TV: Sports Superagent Casey Wasserman at Code/Media] By Eric Johnson [Full video of the Wasserman CEO's perspective on how running a talent agency has been changed by the Internet.] Security [Apple Says It Would Take a Month to Enable FBI Hack of Terrorists’ iPhone] By Arik Hesseldahl [Building the software would take a team of as many as 10 engineers, Apple says.] Media [Streaming Sports Is the Future, and the Present: MLB Media’s Bob Bowman at Code/Media] By Peter Kafka [Plus, he hinted at aspirations to take on TV sports giant ESPN.] Policy [Here’s the President Obama/Kara Swisher Interview Apple Cited in Its Court Filing] By Dawn Chmielewski ["I lean probably further in the direction of strong encryption than some do inside of law enforcement."] Commerce [Amazon Operations Vet Joins Instacart to Make Its Delivery Network Run Smoother] By Jason Del Rey [The hire, Mike Swartz, will oversee the company's personal shopper and delivery teams.] Mobile [Ericsson and Apple ‘Need Each Other,’ Says CEO Hans Vestberg] By Ina Fried [Though next-generation networks are still years off, CEO Hans Vestberg says the push for early testing is warranted.] [..] This Is Cool [..] [Is Ted Cruz the Zodiac Killer? Florida Decides.] [It's a simple question: Is Ted Cruz the fabled Bay Area Zodiac Killer? Sometimes when you ask a simple question enough,][like this guy on Twitter], you can get an answer. Public Policy Polling was listening to him, and the outfit asked a bunch of Floridians if they thought Cruz was, in fact, a serial killer. The results probably won't surprise you. Read more Re/code Daily [here]! Your friends can also receive Re/code Daily! They can sign-up for free [here]. For reprints and permissions, [click here]. [Vox_200.png] | [News] | [Podcasts] | [Events] | Follow Us: [twitter] [facebook] [You-tube] [Instagram] [Googleplus] [Linkedin] [RSS] [V] [Pininterest] You are receiving this email because you subscribed to Re/code Daily. If you would like to unsubscribe, [click here]. Mailing Address: Re/code – PO Box 1830, Morgan Hill, CA 95038 Copyright © 2016 Vox Media, Inc.