Earlier this week, Apple put out an open letter stating why it will not assist the FBI in cracking open an iPhone belonging to San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook who, along with his wife, killed 14 people in December. Now it seems that the tech world is rallying to back up Apple:.
Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai said among other things, this:
And:
Then there’s Jack Doresey who is the CEO of Twitter:
Facebook announced its support through a statement shared with USA Today:
“We condemn terrorism and have total solidarity with victims of terror. Those who seek to praise, promote, or plan terrorist acts have no place on our services. We also appreciate the difficult and essential work of law enforcement to keep people safe,” the statement reads. “When we receive lawful requests from these authorities we comply. However, we will continue to fight aggressively against requirements for companies to weaken the security of their systems. These demands would create a chilling precedent and obstruct companies’ efforts to secure their products.”
Bottom line. It seems that the FBI is finding few friends on this front. I’m not sure that this will change how the FBI approaches this situation, but it may start to swing pubic opinion against them which they may not appreciate.
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World Plus Dog Backs Up Apple In Battle Against FBI
Earlier this week, Apple put out an open letter stating why it will not assist the FBI in cracking open an iPhone belonging to San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook who, along with his wife, killed 14 people in December. Now it seems that the tech world is rallying to back up Apple:.
Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai said among other things, this:
And:
Then there’s Jack Doresey who is the CEO of Twitter:
Facebook announced its support through a statement shared with USA Today:
“We condemn terrorism and have total solidarity with victims of terror. Those who seek to praise, promote, or plan terrorist acts have no place on our services. We also appreciate the difficult and essential work of law enforcement to keep people safe,” the statement reads. “When we receive lawful requests from these authorities we comply. However, we will continue to fight aggressively against requirements for companies to weaken the security of their systems. These demands would create a chilling precedent and obstruct companies’ efforts to secure their products.”
Bottom line. It seems that the FBI is finding few friends on this front. I’m not sure that this will change how the FBI approaches this situation, but it may start to swing pubic opinion against them which they may not appreciate.
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