Apple vs. the FBI

After reading the article "Apple vs. the FBI" by Will Oremus, I have decided to remain on the side of Apple. Apple claims that citizens and iPhone owners  "...have a legitimate interest in keeping the data on their phones private and secure-even those suspected of heinous crimes," (2). Apple has a complete right to allow its iPhone owners to keep their data secure while the government does not have the right to make Apple woken their security system. "...Apple claims that what the magistrate is asking for is tantamount to a backdoor-a loophole built into a software program that allows the government to circumvent its security measures," (2). If Apple's security system is weakened, it will make it so much easier for criminals to hack into anyone’s iPhone. Apple should not jeopardize their security system. They should keep their security system strong. Everyone has a right to protect his or her own data.

If I were in the place of Tim Cook, I would not allow the FBI to have information from encrypted data. If the FBI demanded that I supply information to unlock encrypted data, I would not supply information because people are entitled to keep their data on their phones private and secure. If the FBI gets its way, the rights that will be impacted by Apple’s actions are the rights to security and privacy. It would impact the rights of privacy and security by creating a way for them to hack into anyone’s phone. If Apple gets its way, I don’t think any rights would be impacted by their refusal to comply.

According to the article “Universal Declaration of Human Rights,” it is essential that “…human rights should be protected by the law,” (Preamble) and that “no one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation,” (Article 12). Everyone should be able to have his or her own information secure and private. The law protects the right to security and the right to privacy. The government cannot interfere with anything that is protected by the law.

In the article “Apple attorney: FBI order could ‘destroy the iPhone as it exists’” by Shelby Grad, Carlos Lozano and Paresh Dave, attorney Ted Olsen had described the case as “‘an extremely important debate about privacy [and] civil librities’ but said Apple is concerned about protecting the privacy of iPhone users,” (par 5). Apple rejected the request because they want to protect all of their iphone users. If Apple accepted the request, they would have violated the rights of security and privacy of their users. It is a good thing that Apple rejected the request from the FBI. http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-apple-attorney-fbi-order-could-destroy-the-iphone-as-it-exists-20160221-story.html