Apple's warrant canary riddle conspiracy, or anti-Google point-scoring

By Iain Thomson, 20 Sep 2014
 
Analysis The internet was in a tizzy this week following the disappearance of what's assumed to be a warrant canary in Apple's latest report on governments demanding users' private data.
The mere presence of the canary paragraph is supposed to signal that no information has been extracted. Thus, if it vanishes, it's assumed records have been obtained under a secret court order by Uncle Sam's g-men.
 Apple isn’t saying anything directly, but The Register has been digging around, scrutinizing exactly what's happened. Fundamentally, the reason behind the move comes down to one of three possibilities: a harmless rewording; a coded message about secret government intrusion; or a gear change in Apple's war on Google Android.
 
The Register/ full article here/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/09/20/apples_warrant_canary_is_either_cockup_conspiracy_or_the_antigoogle_selling_point/