In the days following the court order directing Apple to help the FBI unlock an encrypted iPhone associated with the San Bernardino terrorists, supporters have lined up behind both sides. A federal magistrate last week ordered Apple to create software that would let authorities access data in an iPhone used by the shooters in the attack last year. Apple CEO Tim Cook responded with an open letter in defense of the company’s resistance to the court order. Analysis of online news and blogs about Cook’s letter shows little change in public views.
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Battle Lines Sharpen in Apple-FBI Encryption Fight
Posted by: Jack M. Germain February 22, 2016 11:20 AMIn the days following the court order directing Apple to help the FBI unlock an encrypted iPhone associated with the San Bernardino terrorists, supporters have lined up behind both sides. A federal magistrate last week ordered Apple to create software that would let authorities access data in an iPhone used by the shooters in the attack last year. Apple CEO Tim Cook responded with an open letter in defense of the company’s resistance to the court order. Analysis of online news and blogs about Cook’s letter shows little change in public views.