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Apples CEO, Tim Cook, vil ikke uden kamp lade USAs regering få sin vilje med at få Apple til at oplåse og dekrytere den iPhone, der tilhørte San Bernardino gerningsmanden, Syed Rizwan Farook.

En dommer i Californien har ellers beordret at Apple skal hjælpe FBI med at oplåse og dekrytere den iPhone 5C, som Syed Rizwan Farook besad da han og hans kone skød og dræbte 14 og sårede 22, i december 2015.

Apple har tidligere hjulpet med at tilgå data fra iPhones efter de er blevet præsenteret for en kendelse - men siden iOS 8 har alle data på alle iPhones været fuldt ud krypteret.

Apple har tidligere udtalt at ikke engang de kan tilgå de krypterede data - men nu har dommer Sheri Pym beordret at Apple skal indføre en bagdør.

Hans svar er entydigt og udfordrer lovligheden af dommen:

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.

The FBI may use different words to describe this tool, but make no mistake: Building a version of iOS that bypasses security in this way would undeniably create a backdoor. And while the government may argue that its use would be limited to this case, there is no way to guarantee such control.

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We can find no precedent for an American company being forced to expose its customers to a greater risk of attack. We are challenging the FBI’s demands with the deepest respect for American democracy and a love of our country ... While we believe the FBI’s intentions are good, it would be wrong for the government to force us to build a backdoor into our products.

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