How many points of interest can one story have? In the case of Apple Vs. the FBI there seem to be an infinite number.
While it is pretty cut and dry to me, everyone gets to have their opinion. Right?
As prelude: I am so middle of the road that I love the fact that no one can smoke in restaurants or bars (if only we could stop them from stinking up the door ways and parking garages) but I am deeply opposed to the government telling a business owner what they can and cannot do.
In my mind the government could have said that if you do not ban smoking from your establishment you must provide methods to maintain clean air to [insert super-high standard here]. That way some businesses could have spent the money and capitalized on a genuine consumer need, a good place to eat, smoke and drink. Non smokers could be welcomed but would be knowingly assuming the risk.
Anyway, back to the Apple thing. Why is it cut and dry to me? I am involved in technology and my company has developed enterprise applications. While I never have been involved in developing Apple technology, I know enough to be comfortable saying that there is a way for Apple to get into that phone without jeopardizing the privacy of everyone else.
Based on that I am not a fan of the argument made by Apple CEO, Tim Cook. He claims that hacking the phone will jeopardizing everyone’s privacy. That’s just not logical.
I don’t agree with the stance by Apple. However, I do not think Apple should break into the phone. Our government that is the problem. If done once there will be countless other reasons to break into phones. Apple, Samsung, Google et al. will have to devote countless resources to providing the service as needed by G-Men. That is why security will become a problem.
This is a slippery slope. I say keep ’em out.
I find it hard to believe there is no case without the phone.
