Apple's Fight With The F. B. I: Article Analysis

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In explaining Apple’s Fight with the F.B.I. Mike Issac a New York Times journalist reports on Apple not releasing the information from a suspected terrorist’s IPhone 5c. Last December there was a shooting in San Bernardino California. One of the shooters had an IPhone and the F.B.I. wanted access to the phones contents to gather more information. To do this they would be forced to write a new code. They stated this would be against their 1st amendment rights to be forced to do that. The article mentions there are other ways for them to get data, such as, the carrier of the phone. Also, Issac writes, Apple does not want to pave the road for similar requests to itself and other tech companies. He feels that Apple is worried about this one case …show more content…

Everyone should receive equal privacy even if they are a suspected terrorist. Apple should not be relied on for that. Especially since it might lead to more places being asked for information about their clients. Additionally, due to their rights as Americans there is no reason why they should have to give it up and be forced to write a new code for the F.B.I. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/18/technology/explaining-apples-fight-with-the-fbi.html?_r=1 Article #2 Drug Charges Dropped; Cop Violated Man's 4th Amendment Rights In this article Charlies Butts reports that a man was charged with illegal possession of drugs in April 2015.He was pulled over for driving onto a median and the officer asked to do a search with a dog. The man claimed the officer had no probable cause to search his vehicle. Additionally, he did not consent to the officer searching his car. After going to court the charges were dropped. Under the 4th Amendment everyone is protected against unreasonable searches and a warrant must be required to perform a search. In this case none of that was present so the guy being let go was the right decision even if he had illegal drugs on him. A cop knows their protocol and knows it must always be followed so it was the cops fault for not doing so.

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