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Feb 20 16 4:48 PM
US, Apple ratchet up encryption rhetoricThe US Department of Justice has filed a motion seeking to compel Apple Inc to comply with a judge's order to unlock the encrypted iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino shooters, portraying the tech giant's refusal as a "marketing strategy".In response, a senior Apple executive, speaking on condition of anonymity, characterised the Justice Department's filing as an effort to argue its case in the media before the company has a chance to respond.The back and forth escalated a showdown between the Obama administration and Silicon Valley over security and privacy.The Federal Bureau of Investigation is seeking the tech company's help to access shooter Syed Rizwan Farook's phone by disabling some of its passcode protections. The company has pushed back and on Thursday won three extra days to respond to the order.Another senior Apple executive said congress was the right place for a debate over encryption, not a courtroom.Apple was stunned that such a legal request had come from the US government rather than a country with weaker traditions of protecting privacy and civil liberties.The motion to compel Apple to comply did not carry specific penalties, and the Justice Department declined to comment on what recourse it was willing to seek.In the order, prosecutors acknowledged that the latest filing was "not legally necessary" since Apple had not yet responded to the initial order.A federal court hearing in California has been scheduled for March 22 in the case, according to Thom Mrozek, a spokesman for the US Attorney's Office for the Central District of California.The Justice Department said its Friday motion was a response to Apple CEO Tim Cook's public statement on Wednesday, which included a refusal to "hack our own users and undermine decades of security advancements that protect our customers".
US, Apple ratchet up encryption rhetoric
The US Department of Justice has filed a motion seeking to compel Apple Inc to comply with a judge's order to unlock the encrypted iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino shooters, portraying the tech giant's refusal as a "marketing strategy".
In response, a senior Apple executive, speaking on condition of anonymity, characterised the Justice Department's filing as an effort to argue its case in the media before the company has a chance to respond.
The back and forth escalated a showdown between the Obama administration and Silicon Valley over security and privacy.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is seeking the tech company's help to access shooter Syed Rizwan Farook's phone by disabling some of its passcode protections. The company has pushed back and on Thursday won three extra days to respond to the order.
Another senior Apple executive said congress was the right place for a debate over encryption, not a courtroom.
Apple was stunned that such a legal request had come from the US government rather than a country with weaker traditions of protecting privacy and civil liberties.
The motion to compel Apple to comply did not carry specific penalties, and the Justice Department declined to comment on what recourse it was willing to seek.
In the order, prosecutors acknowledged that the latest filing was "not legally necessary" since Apple had not yet responded to the initial order.
A federal court hearing in California has been scheduled for March 22 in the case, according to Thom Mrozek, a spokesman for the US Attorney's Office for the Central District of California.
The Justice Department said its Friday motion was a response to Apple CEO Tim Cook's public statement on Wednesday, which included a refusal to "hack our own users and undermine decades of security advancements that protect our customers".
Read more @ http://www.news.com.au/world/breaking-news/us-apple-ratchet-up-encryption-rhetoric/news-story/c2bab0ec2ba7f9c708aa6108477ca26d
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