In its final briefing before a court showdown next week, Apple said, "The court must consider the national debate surrounding the issue of mandating a backdoor or the dangers to the security and privacy of millions of citizens.
According to Apple, the government also believes the courts can order private parties "to do virtually anything the Justice Department and FBI can dream up.
" In response to the government, Apple said, "the catastrophic security implications of that threat only highlight the government's fundamental misunderstanding or reckless disregard of the technology at issue and the security risks implicated by its suggestion."
According to TechCrunch, Apple made an interesting change in its strategy in the court on Tuesday.
From its article, "The tone of today's filing and subsequent call was much more cold and precise.
Apple got some time to consider the best way to respond and went with dissecting the FBI's technical arguments in a series of precise testimonies by its experts.
Where the FBI filing last week relied on invective, Apple's this week relies on poking holes in critical sections of the FBI's technical narrative."
Edward Snowden also made a remark about the hearing.
He tweeted, "Today I learned that "#Apple has way better lawyers than the DOJ."
The FBI is trying to force Apple to write software that could be used to hack every iPhone on the planet — and next week, a federal court will decide whether or not Apple has to comply. Take action right now demanding the court side with Apple and save security.
Sign the petition: Forcing Apple to weaken its security sets a precedent that puts us all in danger, undermining the digital locks that protect our banks, hospitals, airports, and power plants. Security saves lives.
Last month, the FBI got a judge to order Apple to create a backdoor into the iPhone so they could access the phone of one of the San Bernardino shooters.
The thing is, they didn’t ask Apple to crack just that one phone — they asked Apple to create a backdoor that would let the FBI access any iPhone.
Undermining the security that protects our most valuable information is completely unacceptable. Encryption saves lives every day.
The engineers and security professionals who protect our hospitals, our airports, our water treatment facilities, and so much more depend on the security of their phones to keep us all safe.
This case isn’t just about phones.
What the FBI wants Apple to do would set a precedent that puts us all in danger.
Security saves lives.
Now we need to #SaveSecurity.
We’re going to deliver tens of thousands of signatures to the courthouse right before the hearing, when we know everyone will be paying attention to the case. Take action right now to make sure your name is included.
Sign the petition: Secure phones save lives. Don’t force Apple to undermine its security protocols!
As dangerous as this backdoor is on its own, though, the most terrifying part of this case is the precedent it sets.
If Apple can be forced to write software to open the iPhone, the government will have grounds to request the same access of every device.
But it gets worse.
If Apple provides this backdoor to the US government, other countries, many with horrific human rights records will request the same access — and Apple won’t have nearly the same standing to tell them no.
We need to stand together to save security. Take action now and oppose the FBI’s attempt to force Apple to build a backdoor into the iPhone.
Thanks for all you do.
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The Indian government is using a loophole to fast-track legislation to allow federal agencies access to its database of 1 billion individuals' finger prints and iris scans.
The Aadhaar database was set up in 2009 to 'streamline' benefit payments and help control fraud. The programme claims to have saved an estimated 150 billion rupees (approx. $2.2 billion) between 2014-2015.
Privacy advocates are expressing fears that an approval in parliament could facilitate a police state, with data used to silence individuals considered as potential security threats, as well as presenting an enormous risk if breached.
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