This Is the Most Shocking Argument in Apples Motion Against the FBI
Apple filed a legal motion Feb. 25 rejecting the government's request to help it access data on a password-protected iPhone used by a deceased terrorism suspect. A federal judge ordered Apple on Feb. 16 to help the Federal Bureau of Investigation bypass the iPhone's password protections. The company signaled its intent to refuse the judge's instructions in a letter posted by CEO Tim Cook shortly thereafter. Apple's formal response is detailed and wide-ranging. But one argument is particularly notable Apple says that complying with the judge's order would mean prosecutors across the country come out of the woodwork with similar demands, rendering the company's security measures useless, The motion also contains several powerful metaphors, including the following emphasis added, The iPhone was used by to Syed Farook, one of two suspected assailants in terrorism-linked shootings on Dec. 2 that left 14 people dead.