In
December two shooters killed 14 people in San Bernardino California. Later on
both of the shooters died in a shootout with police. One of the shooters had an
iPhone 5C which could have contacts with people who could be terrorists or
shooters who could have texted him the location of a future shooting. The
government wants to hack the phone if it has any valuable information.
According to the customer letter apple sent out
http://www.apple.com/customer-letter/ “The United States government has demanded that Apple take
an unprecedented step which threatens the security of our customers. We oppose
this order, which has implications far beyond the legal case at hand. This
moment calls for public discussion, and we want our customers and people around
the country to understand what is at stake.”
According to http://blogs.wsj.com/briefly/2016/02/23/u-s-vs-apple-where-they-disagree-at-a-glance/ The Wall Street Journal
The government said "This is a tailored request to get around
limits on guessing the phones passcode. There is no effort to create a master key."
According to the San Francisco Gate the
government is using a law passed in 1789 called the All Writs Act a catch-all statute that authorizes
federal courts to issue whatever orders they find necessary to fill in legal
gaps left by Congress, so long as they are “agreeable to the usages and
principles of law.” http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Apple-vs-the-federal-government-is-not-a-6840583.php According to
The Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/telegraph-view/12165497/Apple-vs-the-government.html "The government is asking for the assistance of a
company that has come to symbolize America’s ingenuity and technological
supremacy. That assistance could potentially save lives by preventing a future
attack. Still Apple refuses to comply."
I wonder what will happen if Apple does give the code to the FBI?
I wonder if the government will will the court case?
