Judge says Apple can not be forced to open mobile – digi.no

New York (AP): A federal judge in New York, said the Justice Department can not impose Apple to unlock an iPhone in conjunction with a drug.

The ruling from Judge James Orenstein is in line with its attitude in a case in California where a court has ordered Apple to assist the FBI to unlock the phone to terrorist suspects Syed Farook. Farook is believed to be the mastermind behind an IS-inspired attack in December in which 14 people were killed. He and his wife were later killed in a shootout with police. The Federal Police FBI will now need help to get into the man’s locked iPhone.

Apple opposes the court order in California, and the case has become part of the political debate and the election campaign, particularly on the Republican side, where several candidates have condemned Apple CEO Tim Cook’s intransigence.

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Orenstein writes in his ruling that the Act does not allow to force Apple to assist the company will.

– How this consideration must be balanced against the government wants, is very important for society and the need for clarification increasing by the day, as technology increasingly promoted beyond the limits of what we previously thought possible. The debate needs to be taken today, and it must involve lawmakers who are able to understand the technological and cultural realities that their predecessors could not foresee, writes Orenstein.

The Ministry of Justice say they are disappointed with the ruling and plans an appeal . Apple representatives will read the verdict before they speak out.

Prepare for “conversations” about encryption

Washington (AFP): Apple is set to talks on encryption to bring an end on the dispute with the FBI and the courts for assistance in unlocking an iPhone. Attorney Loretta Lynch company hopes will acquiesce.

In a statement written for a Congressional hearing on Tuesday, says Apple’s lawyer Bruce Sewell that the public should know that the “encryption is good, it is necessary”, although it does the job difficult for police and prosecutors.

– As the attack on our clients’ data is becoming more sophisticated, you have the tools we use to combat them get better. To weaken the encryption will only hurt consumers and other well-intentioned users who rely on companies like Apple protects their personal information, says Sewell.

Warns

He believes the public and the politicians who make the laws are the right to decide the question of access to the locked phone. Apple CEO Tim Cook said that if the company helps the FBI to open one phone, in practice all previous iPhone models be vulnerable if the government will look people in the cards.

In an interview with Fox News Monday says Attorney General Lynch that she still hopes Apple will abide by the court order and assist so that police come into your phone. (© NTB)