Since there is a great deal of squabbling going on right now on WBF, I thought we should discuss another squabble...
This one is the very interesting case wherein the FBI won a decision to force the Apple computer company to unlock one of their iPhones. The iPhone in question belonged to a terrorist and murderer who killed several people in a shooting spree recently.
The FBI argues that by getting Apple to supply the necessary software to 'bypass' the lock-out feature of the phone ( apparently after ten(10) attempts at the unlock code, the phone will shut down and essentially render all information contained within as unreadable) they will be possibly preventing future attacks. The FBI wants Apple to write new software that will essentially allow this feature to be taken off-line and therefore they can input as many attempts as is necessary to open the phone. The FBI suspects that there may be information on the terrorists phone that would implicate additional conspirators! Apple is refusing to do so, citing a break in their privacy and the possibility that the government would then be able to inspect anyone's phone basically at anytime and place...with a simple court order.
This argument for Apple has IMO a lot of merit...
But, the federal government argument might make some sense as well...perhaps??
Your thoughts..
This one is the very interesting case wherein the FBI won a decision to force the Apple computer company to unlock one of their iPhones. The iPhone in question belonged to a terrorist and murderer who killed several people in a shooting spree recently.
The FBI argues that by getting Apple to supply the necessary software to 'bypass' the lock-out feature of the phone ( apparently after ten(10) attempts at the unlock code, the phone will shut down and essentially render all information contained within as unreadable) they will be possibly preventing future attacks. The FBI wants Apple to write new software that will essentially allow this feature to be taken off-line and therefore they can input as many attempts as is necessary to open the phone. The FBI suspects that there may be information on the terrorists phone that would implicate additional conspirators! Apple is refusing to do so, citing a break in their privacy and the possibility that the government would then be able to inspect anyone's phone basically at anytime and place...with a simple court order.
This argument for Apple has IMO a lot of merit...
But, the federal government argument might make some sense as well...perhaps??
Your thoughts..
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