Âé¶¹Éç Readers Chime in on Apple’s Refusal to Unlock Shooter’s iPhone
Apple CEO Tim Cook this week expressed firm opposition to the FBI’s order to provide a backdoor into the San Bernandino shooter’s iPhone.
Many prominent people in government, tech and other fields have already expressed their opinions on the privacy vs. safety question.
Related: What Donald Trump, Mark Cuban and Other Leaders Said About Apple’s Refusal to Unlock an iPhone
But we wanted to know what Âé¶¹Éç readers think of the issue, so we posted the question on Twitter, along with a poll. Below, you’ll find some of our favorite responses.
Should tech companies (like Apple), build backdoors to give the government access to customer data?
— Âé¶¹Éç (@Âé¶¹Éç)
Initially I thought yes, only because I assumed the breach is limited to one phone. As a collective/permanent iOS feature, no
— Poetionpics (@Poetionpics)
If anyone votes yes to this poll, they don’t understand the depth of question being asked.
— Tyler Groskreutz (@TGrosk)
hell no
— Nicole (@Sh8knKnotSterd)
Giving the government a key to the back door of your privacy, also give a spare key to any hacker that wants to enter as well
— Hi I’m Thomas (@Thomas_Mays22)
As Tim Cook was saying, once you create that – even if it’s for gov – it’s now available to everyone else, to use on anyone.
— Videograin Media (@videograin)
When it’s national security and WE KNOW the terrorist did it….YES! duh
— Kristen Fischer (@kristenfischer)
Related: Why Apple Is Going to War Over the FBI’s ‘Backdoor’ Order
Apple CEO Tim Cook this week expressed firm opposition to the FBI’s order to provide a backdoor into the San Bernandino shooter’s iPhone.
Many prominent people in government, tech and other fields have already expressed their opinions on the privacy vs. safety question.
Related: What Donald Trump, Mark Cuban and Other Leaders Said About Apple’s Refusal to Unlock an iPhone