“The open letter to Magistrate Judge Sheri Pym, posted to Apple’s website, warns of the negative repercussions that could arise from a U.S. government effort to force Apple’s aid in unlocking an iPhone used by San Bernardino terror suspect Syed Rizwan Farook,” Mikey Campbell reports for AppleInsider.
“‘No party should wield the power to force private companies to weaken the security of all in order to investigate a few,’ the letter reads,” Campbell reports. “The amicus brief was written last week and signed by Beats, Rhymes & Relief, the Center for Media Justice, The Gathering for Justice and the Justice League NYC. Individual signatories include New York Daily News Senior Justice Writer Shaun King and Opal Tometi, co-founder of Black Lives Matter and Director of Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI).”
“‘As Rev. Jesse Jackson recalled last week, one need only look to the days of J. Edgar Hoover and wiretapping of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. to recognize the FBI has not always respected the right to privacy for groups it did not agree with,’ the group says,” Campbell reports. “‘The FBI’s historically questionable surveillance procedures do not bode well for setting a precedent that allows the agency universal access to private smartphone data,’ the group writes.”
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