Does Giving Up Privacy Keep Us Safe From Terrorism?
How Powerful Is Apple? http://testu.be/1oUaylr Do Terrorist Watchlists Work? http://testu.be/1OJR73i Subscribe! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml For national security purposes, the FBI is...
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In February 2016, Apple released a letter to its customers, detailing that they would not comply with a request by the United States government to create a security backdoor for the iPhone. Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook, argued that such a tool would undermine privacy, and could be exploited by hackers. On the other hand, the FBI says that it needs a security backdoor to access the San Bernardino terrorist’s phone, which is an argument implicitly tied to national security. This battle is an example of a long standing debate between the values of safety versus privacy. So, is increased national security worth the privacy cost? Well, technically, some form of privacy is referenced in the US Constitution. The Fourth Amendment protects citizens from “unreasonable searches”...
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In February 2016, Apple released a letter to its customers, detailing that they would not comply with a request by the United States government to create a security backdoor for the iPhone. Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook, argued that such a tool would undermine privacy, and could be exploited by hackers. On the other hand, the FBI says that it needs a security backdoor to access the San Bernardino terrorist’s phone, which is an argument implicitly tied to national security. This battle is an example of a long standing debate between the values of safety versus privacy. So, is increased national security worth the privacy cost? Well, technically, some form of privacy is referenced in the US Constitution. The Fourth Amendment protects citizens from “unreasonable searches”...
