On Tuesday, Judge Sheri Pym of the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles ordered Apple to help the FBI hack into an iPhone used by Syed Rizwan Farook, one of the San Bernardino terrorists. Apple, however, refused and is fighting the order:
Apple says helping the FBI would be like providing a universal key that permits law enforcement to break into anyone's iPhone.
— NPR (@NPR) February 17, 2016
It’s actually not as black and white as it sounds. Apple is accusing the FBI of overreach and says what they’ve been asked to do will create a “backdoor” of sorts that can be used to hack any iPhone in the future. Tim Cook posted this open letter on Apple’s website:
https://twitter.com/reneritchie/status/699941829085560832
https://twitter.com/joshuatopolsky/status/699941740992659456
@FBI's demand in #APPLE @TIMCOOK case is like demanding a master key to enter every home in America, just in case they need to. #encryption
— Tom Giovanetti ? (@tgiovanetti) February 17, 2016
Donald Trump was asked about the case on “Fox & Friends” this morning and slammed Cook for his stance:
Trump says Apple should hack San Bernardino shooter's phone: “I agree 100% with the courts.” https://t.co/e4LtTCrr6c pic.twitter.com/t3duA3uy67
— ABC News (@ABC) February 17, 2016
FWIW, Justice Scalia’s voice on this subject will be missed:
https://twitter.com/savagejen/status/699672191034503169
For all you lefties hatin' on Scalia, he was a staunch defender of our rights against this sort of Apple backdoor thingy.
— Pumpkin' Spice Rob ? (@ErrataRob) February 17, 2016
Apple has 5 days to respond to the order:
Breaking overnight news-fed. Judge giving apple 5 days to respond to FBI to hack terrorist's phone. @kron4news pic.twitter.com/iKQhDNBc86
— Will Tran (@KRON4WTran) February 17, 2016
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