As many iPhone users have heard, the FBI wants to force the private technology company Apple to develop non-existing technology with the ability to unlock any device they please. The request comes after the San Bernardino shooting in December; terrorist assailant Syed Rizwan Farook owned an iPhone 5c which the FBI believes has great potential to assist them in finding related criminals to prevent future attacks. The surrounding controversy, however, is that not only does Apple not have the technology yet to perform the task at hand - unlocking the iPhone without the passcode - but also that the new technology would allow any person around the world to break into any Apple device of their choosing for any reason - this has the potential to do the polar opposite of what the FBI wants; if a potential terrorist had a law enforcement official's stolen electronic device and the technology to unlock it was around, they could use it for anything.
I'm not really sure of what to think about this, as much as I don't want to have anybody be able to look into my information and I believe I deserve to maintain the privacy on my personal device, I don't want to hinder the progress of officials who may be able to prevent horrible things like the San Bernardino shooting from occurring. The Patriotic Act already began blurring lines on certain rights granted to using the Constitution, I can't say with certainty that this would really be making very much of a difference. Privacy has become a luxury we can no longer afford, and it seems that we have a choice to make regarding our privacy or our own personal safety.
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/san-bernardino-shooting/tim-cook-fbi-fight-apple-has-no-sympathy-terrorists-n523426
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