So, recently the FBI has filed a court order to have Apple unlock a phone used by the terrorists of the San Bernardino Shooting in California. The FBI wanted Apple to create essentially a backdoor to the iPhone. What this means is that the FBI wanted Apple to create a new version of their operating system to inject onto the iPhone of the terrorist to get data from it to help them out. This seems very reasonable, but Apple has said no to the FBI, and many companies are supporting Apple. Apple claims that creating this operating system will remove all major security features used in their iOS's. If this software is created, it will allow the FBI to essentially " brute force " (which means to force break in) into this iPhone by digitally entering thousands or millions of pas-codes at very high speeds, with no blockage if the pas-code is incorrect. If this type of operating system was made, Apple users information would be at a very high risk, and at this day and age, security is very important in keeping your information safe. If Apple were to make this system, the FBI could use it to unlock many iPhones in many different cases that they have. The problem with this is that many people are going to try to be getting this software by hacking into the FBI systems. This could be very dangerous because once this software, which has not and will not be created, gets into the wrong hands, hackers will be able to steal Apple users information very easily and get into peoples phones.
Good news for Apple users, Apple has strongly said no to the FBI and the judge and has made it clear that security is one of the most important things of iPhones and a major part of technology now a days. This case shows to Apple users that Apple has such strong security, and this is shown by the fact that even the FBI, which has very high tech systems cannot even get into this iPhone. If the FBI cannot get into this iPhone, it will be very difficult for other hackers to get into it. I am personally standing by Apple and their argument, but what do you guys think of this case?
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