While Apple has won against its battle with the FBI, the privacy war still continous. The war between the private company and the government agency ended when the FBI declared that thay accessed the iPhone used by one suspect on the San Bernardino shootout.
In a report from The Guardian, the company believes that the argument should never have proceed in the first place. "From the beginning, we objected to the FBI's demand that Apple build a backdoor into the iPhone because we believed it was wrong and would set a dangerous precedent. As a result of the government's dismissal, neither of these occurred," the company said in a statement.
The FBI did not disclose how they were able to acquire the necessary information out of the iPhone, which was given to their employee Syed Farook by San Bernardino County. Farook is one of the suspects on the murder of 14 people last December 2015. Without asking for any help from Apple, the FBI has undermined their claims in the past that it is impossible to decrypt any iPhone without the help of the firm.
In its explanation, Apple defended their company against the issue raised by the government. They
believe that this is considered a national security, which has a conflict with personal privacy. Apple
declared to continue to assist law enforcement refarding their investigations and increase the
security they build on their products.
The California-based company also understands that the withdrawal made by the FBI is just the end
of a single battle but not the longer war, said IB Times. Apple insists that the case deserves a
national conversation with regard to civil liberties, security, and privacy. The company said that
they are committed to participate in the said discussion.
Apple may be victorious in this battle against FBI, the company anticpates that war on privacy will
wage on. Many think that FBI can pick any battlegrounds at their will.
