Without the help of Apple, the FBI can not access data from the phone Syed Farook, one of the two terrorists San Bernardino, California. US court, by a judgment of the magistrate Sheri Pym, has requested the assistance of the American group. Tim Cook, the CEO, yet refused to help decipher the iPhone 5C terrorist, responsible with his partner to the death of 14 people.
According to the judgment, Apple had to provide a software “to help agents of law enforcement to gain access to device data”. Software that would allow recovery of data while the phone is set to delete after a number of attempts to unlock too much.
The magistrates put together against Google and Apple
This case is reminiscent of the difficulties experienced by the French courts, to access the latest smartphones . Last July, the Paris prosecutor Francois Molins, quoting the example of resolutely silent phone Ghlam Sid Ahmed, denounced the refusal to collaborate groups such as Google and Apple. He also co-authored with British magistrates, American and Spanish, an article in the New York Times: “When encryption locks phone justice.”
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“Protecting Personal Information”
This time, Tim Cook reacted on the brand website denouncing a process of American justice “unprecedented “which” threatens the security “of its customers. The boss believes that they “expect Apple and other technology companies to do everything in their power to protect their personal information.” “We oppose this decision has implications far beyond the legal framework of this case.” Tim Cook says otherwise have provided the FBI all other requested data.
A difficult aid to be granted
As in France, it is not the first time that US authorities seek help from technology giants in the fight against terrorism. The FBI and US intelligence agencies battle for smartphones and other connected devices allow manufacturers the ability to access the content of these objects during investigations. So far, most of the requests for access to coded data were rejected by these manufacturers.
Numerama recalled that in January, during a meeting at the White House, Tim Cook was already opposed to decryption injunctions of its aircraft, coming from the US administration.
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