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Kevin Henry

Mr Kass

Current issues Research paper

April 26,2016 Apple and FBI feud

First off I chose my topic on the issue between the FBI and Apple. The FBI

requested that Apple unlock an iPhone used by a terrorist in the san Bernardino

shooting massacre on december 2, 2015 when 14 people were killed. The FBI wants to

find out any other information from the phone but there's only one problem they can't

get in without the passcode; the only ones who would know the passcode was Farook

or his wife Tashfeen Malik, but they were both killed in a shootout with california police.

The iPhone they want unlock was used by one of the shooters Syed Rizwan Farook.

The FBI needs to gain access ,but iPhones have a common feature, if 10 wrong

passcode attempts are entered the iPhone will delete all data on the phone, ending up

in a pointless investigation. So now the FBI doesn't want to take that risk into play, so

they decide the easiest way is to hack it, but Apple devices are known for their security

so it would take too long to hack or can't be hacked at all. The only approach is they

need to convince Apple to unlock the iPhone for them. Apple refuses because how

many other phones will they be asking for them to hack. The FBI wants their

complement but Apple explains to them the privacy of their customers. If they hack the

iPhone, the privacy of Apple phones and other devices will be at risk and this would

destroy Apple's reputation of keeping its customers privacy.

The FBI has no right, strong enough to get Apple to help them in their case.
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The FBI is relying on a old outdated law to get Apple to help, the all writs act. The act is

an old law from 1789, it allows the government or any law official the right to have a

company or association help in an investigation. Still Apple has refused to obey and

said no and no is final. Apple said they would take this all the way to court if they must

and they did. Apple said in an opening argument that Apple has the right to refuse

service to anyone. The thing that struck the public was, FBI director James comey said

we dont want to jeopardize phone users privacy, we just want simply to make a

backdoor for the FBI. Tim Cook, Apple chief executive said no we will not create a

backdoor for the FBI to be let in.Apple has made the point clear that if they wanted to

help they couldn't because they don't know how to get pass the encryption. In light of

the events Apple is working on a new stronger impenetrable security system. They don't

want the FBI to get any ideas of hacking the iPhone so they decided to make the

firewall impenetrable.

Many other companies are backing in support of Apple not to help in the FBI's

investigation. Microsoft, Google and Twitter plan to file in support of Apple. Apple is

hoping the ruling will take into consideration the other companies opinion. Windows

owner bill gates says Apple should help them in their investigation.Bill gates company

Windows would always comply when a law organization needed help in an investigation

so he sees Apple should do the same. Many protesters have argued that their privacy

must be kept and others believe that they should be able to stop terrorist attacks before

they happen. Donald trump was also brought into this mess saying to his supporters to

boycott all Apple products until they decide cooperate in the pending FBI investigation.

Now it is up to the court to decide the ruling.

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The courts say that Apple doesn't have to help out with an investigation involving

iPhones being hacked in a New York case. Apple wins and continues to hope the courts

will rule in favor for all cases involving phones being hacked. Apples only reason for

fighting, is for its users privacy. Privacy is the main reason why Apple is making this

feud a big deal, I personally agree with this because I typed this paper on a Apple

product

(a ipad) and I want my privacy kept and so many others too. Apple is in this fight to keep

all data protected; They have ensured that they will keep our privacy their top priority

and they have. They've recently made a new iPhone, the iPhone SE which should be

impossible to hack even for Apple. Apple has put their company on the line for us the

courts need to take notice.

Upon the hearing for the main ruling, it was postponed. The FBI has found a

method to get inside the iPhones encryption from a third party. The method is still

unknown to the public for now and the FBI is not willing to tell Apple how they did it. The

bureau said we have postponed this hearing to check to see if this 3rd party method

works. The FBI says they've figured it out on their own to hack it after all. Apparently

the FBI says they don't need Apple after all. The ruling was brought to a close but left

many Americans with the question is my data still safe or exposed?

This research paper was fun but was also personal to me because is our privacy

even still a thing or does the FBI intend to ignore it and just search through it anyway.

The FBI needs to tell Apple what the method was to secure our privacy. privacy is a

very serious thing, that's why many people like me, like to use Apple products.
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F.B.I. Presses Congress to Settle IPhone Privacy Fight." The New York Times.

The New York Times, 25 Feb. 2016. Web. 10 Mar. 2016.

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