Join Chris Marriott and Mike Lovell for the eleventh episode of Preemptive Multi-Talking. In this edition, we cover security breaches in the Canadian Navy, disregard for information security at the highest levels of government, Apple's stance on privacy as a human right, Gen. Michael Hayden's clarity and sanity on encryption and national security, Google harvesting data from minors without consent, iOS 9.3, multi-user logins on iPads, New York state's dangerous lack of understanding of encryption, Android fragmentation and Google's attempt to hide it, the tanking of Xiaomi, record iPhone growth in China, how 2 CPU cores are faster than 8, Nest freezing your roost, Apple Music fail, Mossberg agrees with Chris, and Eric Schmidt following in John Boehner's footsteps. See the list of topics and links below for more in-depth reading. This week, we’re serving Batch 1904 from Brickworks Ciderhouse in Toronto. It's a tasty, dry cider that goes down smooth.
• 6,000 photos, spreadsheets with the names and numbers of military personnel and their families, and completed applications for security clearance: Canadian military investigating after hard drive found at recycling depot via CBC
• Hillary disregards information security for the sake of expediency: Hillary Clinton Ordered an Aide to Communicate on a Non-Secure Channel via VICE News
• New York state's dangerous lack of understanding: New York state considers bill mandating backdoors in smartphone encryption via AppleInsider
• Apple's stance on privacy is not a branding exercise or a marketing gimmick: Apple’s Tim Cook Lashes Out at White House Officials for Being Wishy-Washy on Encryption via The Intercept
• General Michael Hayden gets it: Ex-NSA chief defends end-to-end encryption, says backdoors will make us less secure via BGR
• Protecting the consumer for all the wrong reasons: Rogers, Telus await landmark ruling on cellphone privacy via The Globe and Mail
• Google is harvesting data from minors without consent: Sen. Franken asks Google to address concerns about Chromebooks, Google Apps collecting student data via AppleInsider
• iOS 9.3 is coming: The most significant point release of iOS ever? via Apple
• When the walls around Apple's garden are too tall to scale: f.lux response to Apple's announcement of Night Shift via f.lux
• iOS is finally starting to mature: iOS 9.3 for iPad adds multi-user support for students, new Classroom app via AppleInsider
• Forbes is funny: Forbes forces readers to turn off ad blockers, promptly serves malware via ExtremeTech
• Android fragmentation and Google's attempt to hide it: Remember that 40% of Android users don't access Google Play via Google
• When the rules of disruption and commoditization break: China's iPhone-clone Xiaomi defending its valuation after missing sales targets via AppleInsider
• Wall Street doesn't like facts, prefers FUD instead: China reports record sales and 33% growth in non-Android smartphones, casts doubt on 'peak iPhone' via AppleInsider
• Mobile component suppliers catching up to where Apple was in 2013: Samsung will make Qualcomm's Snapdragon 820 chips via PC World
• Lying, cheating, and still losing: Antutu: iPhone 6s performance thrashes high-spec Androids Huawei Mate 8, Samsung Note 5 & Nexus 6p via AppleInsider
• Nest freezing your roost: Software bug shuts down Nest thermostats, turns off heating for unlucky customers via AppleInsider
• When your music library evaporates: Apple Music down for some listeners, asking others to resubscribe via AppleInsider
• The Godfather of tech agrees with Chris: Mossberg: Apple and Google should win the war for the dashboard via The Verge
• If only Eric Schmidt follows in John Boehner's footsteps: The pope is reportedly meeting with Alphabet's Eric Schmidt for 15 minutes via The Verge