Feb 18, 2016
Apple’s CEO Tim Cook wrote an open letter to customers about personal privacy and how Apple will not comply with the US Government’s request to build a ‘backdoor’ into iOS.
Cook goes on at length about why this is a bad idea.
Specifically, the FBI wants us to make a new version of the iPhone operating system, circumventing several important security features, and install it on an iPhone recovered during the investigation. In the wrong hands, this software — which does not exist today — would have the potential to unlock any iPhone in someone’s physical possession.
Rene Ritchie had the best immediate take.
And that’s the reason why Apple won’t build in a backdoor. Because once you build it, everyone’s security is at risk. Read it.
