Apple CEO Tim Cook opposes court order to help FBI unlock San Bernardino shooter?s iPhone

 

Very interesting case.

Breaking into one dead person's phone is one thing but it sounds like the FBI wants Apple to create and show them a back door which could be used to break into anyone's phone.

Breaking into one dead person's phone is one thing but it sounds like the FBI wants Apple to create and show them a back door which could be used to break into anyone's phone.

 

I've got a feeling the bad guys are using the popular iPhone to communicate, not just this dead one.

 

I know where you going with this lawcat, but these guys have found a fast secure way to communicate and coordinate terrorism.

 

We have to stop their ability to communicate freely.

This is a tough one.

 

I do think Apple should break into this known dead terrorists phone to help the investigation.

 

I do not think that they should create a backdoor to all their phones. Sounds great on the surface, but not a good idea in the end.

If Apple wants to get into the phone and then let the FBI go through it, I'm 100% okay with that.

 

I'm not okay with them showing the FBI how to break into any phone they want.

If Apple wants to get into the phone and then let the FBI go through it, I'm 100% okay with that.

 

I'm not okay with them showing the FBI how to break into any phone they want.

 

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From Tim Cook's statement to Apple users.

 

Rather than asking for legislative action through Congress, the FBI is proposing an unprecedented use of the All Writs Act of 1789 to justify an expansion of its authority.

 

The government would have us remove security features and add new capabilities to the operating system, allowing a passcode to be input electronically. This would make it easier to unlock an iPhone by “brute force,” trying thousands or millions of combinations with the speed of a modern computer.

 

The implications of the government’s demands are chilling. If the government can use the All Writs Act to make it easier to unlock your iPhone, it would have the power to reach into anyone’s device to capture their data. The government could extend this breach of privacy and demand that Apple build surveillance software to intercept your messages, access your health records or financial data, track your location, or even access your phone’s microphone or camera without your knowledge.

 

Opposing this order is not something we take lightly. We feel we must speak up in the face of what we see as an overreach by the U.S. government.

 

We are challenging the FBI’s demands with the deepest respect for American democracy and a love of our country. We believe it would be in the best interest of everyone to step back and consider the implications.

 

While we believe the FBI’s intentions are good, it would be wrong for the government to force us to build a backdoor into our products. And ultimately, we fear that this demand would undermine the very freedoms and liberty our government is meant to protect.

 

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It's also my understanding that Apple doesn't have the means right now to break into an individual's phone. They would have to create the backdoor first. So by breaking into the shooters info and creating the backdoor they make all phones vulnerable not only to the government but to hackers as well.

 

I side with apple.

It's also my understanding that Apple doesn't have the means right now to break into an individual's phone. They would have to create the backdoor first. So by breaking into the shooters info and creating the backdoor they make all phones vulnerable not only to the government but to hackers as well.

 

I side with apple.

 

But what about national security ? What if this guy was communicating with known terrorists?

But what about national security ? What if this guy was communicating with known terrorists?

 

I stand by Apple for the same reason I stand against the Patriot Act. I don't let fear influence my belief in freedoms or rights.

I stand by Apple for the same reason I stand against the Patriot Act. I don't let fear influence my belief in freedoms or rights.

 

Right there with you. 100%.

But what about national security ? What if this guy was communicating with known terrorists?

 

If they have enough info on a suspected terrorist to hack his phone, they should prob go ahead and bring him or her in for a chat.

I stand by Apple for the same reason I stand against the Patriot Act. I don't let fear influence my belief in freedoms or rights.

 

I understand that is always your default position and I appreciate that. But there are some circumstances where one loses the expectations of certain rights and freedoms. This is a case where a warrant for the information has been issued by a judge in good standing.

 

On Apples side of this, I'm not sure I like the government forcing a company to "invent" something that currently doesn't exsist.

 

If I was Apple I would figure out how to unlock this phone, then unlock it and remove the new program from the phone and hand an unlocked phone over to the FBI. If Apples biggest concern that this new backdoor could get leaked in some way, then they would be the ones holding onto the new tech, if it leaked it would be on them.

I understand that is always your default position and I appreciate that. But there are some circumstances where one loses the expectations of certain rights and freedoms. This is a case where a warrant for the information has been issued by a judge in good standing.

 

On Apples side of this, I'm not sure I like the government forcing a company to "invent" something that currently doesn't exsist.

 

If I was Apple I would figure out how to unlock this phone, then unlock it and remove the new program from the phone and hand an unlocked phone over to the FBI. If Apples biggest concern that this new backdoor could get leaked in some way, then they would be the ones holding onto the new tech, if it leaked it would be on them.

 

The problem is there is no way to unlock an individual phone without changing the software on the entire system and creating a backdoor system wide.