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This segment of Humans of Coronado concerns the heated national debate regarding San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook’s iPhone. The FBI asserts that the information on Farook’s iPhone could potentially include terrorist contacts he has made within the United States and abroad. Apple is opposing the directive by a California judge, ordering Apple to assist the FBI in breaking into the locked mobile device of the late San Bernardino shooter.
What is your opinion regarding the Apple versus FBI controversy? Should Apple be forced to comply with the judge’s directive to assist the FBI, forcing Apple to create a “backdoor” to bypass the security of its own system, or should Apple willingly assist the FBI? Does the potential importance of information on Farook’s iPhone trump Apple’s assertion that they do not want to willingly create a gateway into Farook’s iPhone, which could then allow access to the information stored on the iPhone of any user?
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“I think Apple has every right to deny the FBI use of the encrypted password for their code. I’m more worried about if it does fall into the wrong hands it means unlimited access for someone else. I believe it’s only a matter of time before they figure out a way to crack the code anyway, find a backdoor. Realistically I’m against it because it’s privacy issues.
“My first instinct is for Apple to create that just because it’s to protect us and protect our community and the whole world from stuff like that. I mean there’s so many secrets anyway and passcodes so if it came down to that and the FBI wanting that then I think for sure they (Apple) should create it.”
“Privacy is important. I understand there’s countervailing interest for national security, however, I think at this stage privacy is a greater interest unless there’s been a clear and present danger demonstrated by the acts that are concerned.”
“I think Apple is in the right because the FBI just messed with the phone too much initially. I don’t think it’s right for them (FBI) to harass them (Apple) like that. They (FBI) messed with it (the iPhone) so many times. If it was that important, then they should have contacted Apple first.”
“In my opinion I believe that Apple should do more to assist the FBI when it comes to threats against national security. That’s my main opinion of that. Obviously privacy is a major concern when it comes to these things, but I believe public safety should take priority when it comes to these matters.”
“I’m not sure, but I would gather that there’s enough intelligent people to unscript that so it would not affect all the phones. I believe it’s a matter of national security. I do believe that they could stop something from happening, or bust the bad guys. I just believe that they (FBI) could get together with the CIA or whoever because there’s enough intelligent people to crack that code without harming the whole system (Apple’s) that’s secure. We have hackers all over the world hacking into bank accounts. Why can’t they hack that one code? I just believe if more people got together, and worked on it, they could solve it, but I’m not a techy.”
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