Earlier plea laid forward by federal judge to Apple Inc. for designing a version of its iPhone software that could bypass the security measure prompting the device to self-unlocking after ten failed password attempts, have been rejected by tech giant, Apple Inc.
In an encounter, tech giant led forward concerns to why it refused to provide any sort of assistance to FBI in unlocking shooter’s smartphone – a San Bernardino terror attack.
The court order was primarily set so that federal investigators could unlock a smartphone linked to one of the attackers involved in assaulting 14 people in San Bernardino Calif., last year in December.
“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. Once the information is known, or a way to bypass the code is revealed, the encryption can be defeated by anyone with that knowledge.” – Apple Chief Executive, Tim Cook
In an email to employees from Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook and a series of questions-and-answers posted on its website, the company urged prosecutors to withdraw their demand:
“The FBI may use different words to describe this tool, but make no mistake: Building a version of iOS that bypasses security in this way would undeniably create a backdoor. And while the government may argue that its use would be limited to this case, there is no way to guarantee such control.” – Cook
“We would gladly participate in a group of experts in intelligence, technology and civil liberties to discuss the implications for law enforcement, national security, privacy and personal freedoms of digital-security techniques.”
In short, U.S government and Apple are hooked up in an increasingly dispute over this issue.
