Persuasive Essay On National Security

Recently, the FBI has asked Apple to create a backdoor into IPhones, allowing the government and anyone with access, to bypass security and access the data in an IPhone. The main reason that this has become such a popular issue is because of the aftermath of the San Bernardino attack. One of the attackers, Syed Farook, had an IPhone that is believed to have been used to communicate with other ISIS members. The FBI has been unable to open the phone, and is now asking Apple for a backdoor into the phone, which Apple promptly declined. If a backdoor is generated for all IPhones, anyone with the “key” to unlock the backdoor will have access to the entire world’s supply of data on IPhones, ranging from a middle schooler’s IPhone to the CEO of a

On December 2, 2015, Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik walked into a federal building and killed 14 people and injured 22. The couple fled in an SUV and later got into a shootout with police officers and was killed in their vehicle. I don’t want to take away anything from the victims of this horrible tragedy, but this set the stage for the huge battle between a tech giant in Apple and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). During the FBI investigation, it was discovered that the male suspect Rizwan Farook had in his possession a locked IPhone-5C running the iOS 7 operating system. The FBI quickly discovered that this phone would be very difficult to unlock, so they decided to turn to Apple for help in solving this issue.

After the terrorist attacks in San Bernardino, the United States government, specifically the Federal Bureau of Investigation was in a dispute with the technology company Apple. The FBI seized the iPhone of Syed Farook who along with his wife Tasfeen Malik killed 14 people and injured 22. Farook and his wife were then killed in a shootout with the police. However, the FBI could not bypass the security code that Farook placed on his phone, and access information within the device. Therefore, the bureau requested that Apple create a backdoor which is a mean of access to a computer program that bypasses the programs security measures. Apple refused to comply with the bureau’s request as the company argued that it would jeopardize the privacy of their customers and is an overreach of state power. Thus, the conflict was going to be decided legally, until the FBI canceled the first court hearing with Apple. The FBI was able to unlock Farook’s phone without Apple’s help through a third party company. But the government’s actions set in place a dangerous precedent. By creating a back door, the government is able to access information on any Apple device and has weakened the company’s cyber security. To prevent further legal disputes, Congress and the president should create a modern law that can balance the interests of national security and privacy in the 21st century.

After Farook and Malik were killed following their crimes, an intense legal battle broke out between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Apple. The FBI wanted the technology giant to unlock Farook’s iPhone, believing that it might contain vital information related to why he and his wife committed the act of major terrorism. Apple refused, realizing that doing so would violate the safety and privacy of their millions of customers. The situation only got more serious when a federal magistrate ordered Apple to unlock the iPhone. Interestingly, there were many cases to similar to this in the past, but none achieved near as much notoriety as this had at its climax. Part of that is because it also involves terrorism; many hope that it also

Performing everyday tasks have become much simpler here in the 21st century. With advances in technology making it possible to live such easy lives, the world is now at humanities fingertips. People can now keep their entire lives with them in their pockets in the form of a cell phone; but due to the fact that technology is so new and advanced, no one has been able to deal with the major issues of having this luxury, such as privacy violations of personal information and who should be allowed to access this information when in a time of need. In recent news, the FBI has filed a court case against one of the largest technological companies, Apple, for not allowing them access into a phone to further an investigation. This case has asked more

Apple publically declined because it could permanently weaken the privacy of law abiding citizens worldwide and open the flood gates to access a technology that is used by billions of people. A week later, it was admitted that the FBI had hacked the phone themselves. In fact, they lied about the need for a back door (Apple 2016). The government wants an easy way to access data on devices with secure encryption. Creating a master key or “back door” to access millions of phones is not the same as searching a single home of an alleged terrorist or criminal. In essence it is a breach in privacy with far reaching implications.

As a citizen of this country,I feel what Apple claims is true. Tim Cook wrote a letter say they were not going to create a backdoor because if it fall in the wrong hands. He said “they need their privacy” I agree about that. ¨In today’s digital world, the “key” to an encrypted system is a piece of information that unlocks the data, and it is only as secure as the protections around it. Once the information is known, or a way to bypass the code is revealed, the encryption can be defeated by anyone with that knowledge.¨ I feel the same that apple should not create a key to access the iphone.

In the dystopian novel 1984 by George Orwell, the people of Earth live without any privacy whatsoever. In this world, every person if spied on by the government by all means imaginable. There are listening devices everywhere, undercover agents, and even recording cameras placed in what most people find to be a sacred and private place: the home. Privacy can be found nowhere in this world depicted by George Orwell. And, terrifyingly, this world could be a probable future if, in light of the recent terror attacks in San Bernardino, Apple is forced to hack the iPhone at the orders of the FBI. However, in order to protect privacy and keep people safe, Apple should resists the FBI’s order.

In his article, “What If Apple is Wrong,” technology journalist for MIT Brian Bergstein questions the decisions tech giant Apple made after refusing to give the FBI a backdoor into iPhones’ data. In April of this year, Apple refused the FBI’s request to open up the iPhone of Syed Rizwan Farook, who shot and killed 14 people in San Bernadino, California. Bergstein opens by relating the story of Devon Godfrey, who was shot in 2010. After using security camera footage to wrongly arrest the suspect on charge of murder, Godfrey’s iPhone revealed that the murderer was someone entirely different. Using this as a springboard for his line of questioning, Bergstein ponders whether the case would have been solved without access to victim’s iPhone.

Apple Computer Company is currently being thrown into a lawsuit in regards to specific information on a customer’s cell phone. The cell phone is known to have been used by the San Bernardino shooter last year. The information on that phone could be very beneficial to solving the case. However, privacy advocates argue Apple’s interference could be detrimental to basic human rights. Apple themselves argue writing a “master key” could cause problems with their cyber security. Not to mention the financial jeopardy it could put Apple in. The FBI counters the “master key” argument with the plea that they will only use it for one device. It’s not the use of the key Apple is worried about, it’s about the availability of it. If Apple releases information regarding the San Bernardino shooting, then it should cause a lot more problems than it could solve.

There are so many hackers in the world that with the spying technology being embedded into telephones, it is so easy for hackers to break into these technologies, and it could potentially lead to more problems than necessary. With all of this technology, it is easier to have accesses to certain things, because with the right knowledge, everything is universal. With all of this technology, any criminal can gain access to the same things that the government claim that only they have access to. Some people are intelligent, and do not use their knowledge for good. It is not good that the government has all these technologies put into devices, if someone is smart enough they can steal all this information from the government and other people. They think that they are keeping people safe, but encryption is the best option to keep people's’ information safe even if the government says that the information is

Also in the same way, a very recent publically exploited investigation helped general population understand the threat of this action really happening. On March 28th, 2016 the Apple vs FBI case raised. This case was and still Is a quite controversial topic. See on November 2nd, 2015 the San Bernardino Shooting happened, and with this being said the shooter had an iPhone something very valuable to the FBIs investigation. The tricky thing is the FBI had trouble unlocking the encryption key( aka the password lock ;) ) of the phone, so they asked apple for their cooperation. The twist is in addition to unlocking the encryption key, the FBI asked Apple to install a backdoor on all iPhones in a new software update. If Apple did this a huge gap

The FBI has recently found an iPhone belonging to one of the shooters who were a part of the San Bernardino shooting. Unfortunately, the phone has a passcode on it which encrypts all the data on the device. The phone only allows ten attempts to guess the passcode before all the data gets wiped. This lead to the FBI asking Apple, the tech giant who developed the phone, for assistance on making a software that can hack into the phone and access the data. Apple CEO Tim Cook declined to help the FBI due to the privacy of their customers.

Multi billion dollar companies, Apple and Google have brought the attention of security on their devices, by upgrading them 10 fold, basically changing it out for a military grade protection. Rendering it almost impossible for anyone even Apple and Google themselves to break in, hack, or even crack the code of any of their devices. Apple had stated, “as the new operating system becomes widely deployed over the next several weeks, the number of IPhones and IPads that Apple is capable of breaking into for police will steadily dwindle to the point where only devices several years old-and incapable of running iOS 8-can be unlocked by Apple” (Timberg). When FBI Director James B. Comey got an ear full of this nonsense, he struck back at the companys,

Privacy is something that us as Americans value very much. It is a privilege that many countries do not get to have. When purchasing a phone, we usually try to find one with high security to ensure that our personal information will not go anywhere, except for where we put it. Right now, Apple must choose between staying true to their privacy policy, or help the FBI hack into the terrorist’s iPhone, and risk other countries blackmailing Apple for the software. I think that Apple should not help the FBI by making the software because everyone has their own personal privacy, and if Apple had a way to compromise that, it is out there forever. All technology companies have the possibility to be hacked, and if someone has the capabilities to hack