Pros And Cons Of Apple's Refusal To Aid The FBI

Apple’s refusal to aid the FBI in obtaining information was wrong. When tragedy strikes America, it is the duty of the citizens to do everything they can do in order to protect America from premeditated terrorist attacks occurring. In order to help prevent terrorist attacks from taking place, large companies, such as Apple, should unite with the government in order to make the world safer, and possibly prevent future attacks from occurring. The article,”PRO/CON: Should Apple have resisted FBI pressure to hack an iPhone?” by Tribune News Service summarizes the pro’s and con’s of Apple’s refusal to collaborate with the FBI. The pro’s portion of the article makes it clear that the fourth amendment protects the information of citizens. The con’s portion states that influential companies should be aiding the US government in a way similar to during World War II. So, Apple should help the FBI in their search

The quote,”The Fourth Amendment is not at stake here, given the appropriate judicial involvement.”, proves that the FBI obtaining information from Syed Farook's, the gunman's, iPhone is legal, because the fourth amendment allows search and seizures of property, with probable cause and a warrant. Getting information from Apple is perfectly legal. Next, focus on the fact that large corporations should aid the government like during World War II. Companies were a large help in the war for many reasons according to the article,”The Way We Won: America's Economic Breakthrough During World War II” by Doris Goodwin, summarizes how during World War II many large corporations got behind war efforts, and began to make products to help in the war. Even though America is not at war, Apple and other companies like it should get behind the government and aid them in light of the recent terrorist