ENGL 1001 Chapter : The FBI Apple Resolution Good News For Nobod
Document Summary
The federal government"s successful hacking of the iphone used by the san bernardino shooter isn"t good news for either apple or the fbi. The essence of the apple vs. fbi case comes down to a matter of trust, and on that front, everyone lost. Apple can no longer tout that its encryption ensures the privacy of its 100 million iphone users in the united states. The fbi lost credibility with the business community, congress, the courts and the american public by being less than straightforward about its motivations for taking apple to court. It"s argument that this was just about this one cell phone never rang true. And smartphone users lost an opportunity to have the courts resolve the thorny issue of online privacy once and for all. Apple set the right standard by doing everything possible to secure the privacy of its devices.
