Apple warned Wednesday that will resist the order of a federal judge to open the iPhone to one of the attackers of the slaughter of San Bernardino, California, claiming it would undermine the right of its members to the encryption. The CEO of the company, Tim Cook, argued that giving the government that software would be to give “a masterpiece, key able to open hundreds of millions of locks”.
The harsh response Cook Rise Wednesday the company web site, came after the judge Sheri Pym ordered Apple Inc. to help the government to decrypt the encrypted contents of an iPhone that was owned by one of the perpetrators of the attack last December.
the iPhone was owned by Syed Farook, one of the perpetrators of the attack which took place on 2 December that left 14 dead. Farook and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, died in a shootout with police.
The decision to Pym requires Apple furnishes the FBI software that can unlock the iPhone, so you can avoid a program according to which the phone automatically erases all your data if too many unsuccessful attempts to open it. The FBI wants to try various combinations until you find the right one.
The government has pushed protections coding cell, in order to ensure privacy on the Internet, but so far has not been able to show an example . to justify higher standards
Cook called the decision of the judge as an exaggerated measure and said: “this is a moment that requires public debate, and we want our customers and the entire American people , know what is at stake. “
The court order, he said,” has implications far beyond this court case. “
” in the wrong hands, this software which there now- has the potential to unlock any iPhone in possession of a person, “Cook said. “The FBI will use different words to describe this tool, but make no mistake:. Build a version of iOS that circumvents security thus undoubtedly create a backdoor And while the government may argue that its use be limited to Here, there is no way to ensure such control “.
federal prosecutors said Pym who can not access the contents of iPhone Farook because they have the password, and Apple has refused to cooperate.
Under US law, a cell work is usually owned by the employer. The judge told Apple to provide an estimate of what it would cost to fulfill your order, suggesting that the government will pay for the work.
Apple has included the encryption on their iPhones since 2014, which only the owner the phone can access its content. Previously, the company had a tool that could physically connect the phone to allow the police to extract information, provided you have an order for judicial selection.
The judge’s order stipulates that Apple would have to provide software to be used only in the phone Farook, and gave him five days to notify the company if you believe the order is too difficult to meet.
Kevin Bankston, director of the advocacy group Open Technology Institute at New America, said the ruling could arouse suspicion in the common people that the government is able to smuggle programs on cell phones to monitor citizens.
it was not clear investigators immediately what they can get on the phone Farook, or why it would not be possible to get that information from Internet providers such as Google or Facebook, but the artifacts could hold clues about who reported the couple before the attack believe, or where they traveled.
the phone worked with the most current version of the Apple operating system. It was set up so that their data would be deleted if there are 10 failed attempts to open it.
Farook and Malik took pains to destroy two mobile phones they had, crushing them so it was not possible extract information. They also got rid of the hard drive of your computer which was not found although researchers dove for days at a nearby lake.
Farook did not have his iPhone during the attack. The device was found later.
The judge did not specify his reasons in his order, which covered three pages, but the fault occurs shortly after a similar case in New York.
detectives have not yet figured out what Farook and Malik did for 18 minutes the day of the attack. It is known that they were at least partially inspired by the group calling itself the Islamic State; Facebook page included a message Malik, uploaded shortly before slaughter, swearing loyalty to the group.
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