Tim Cook Opposes Court Order That Apple Must Help FBI Unlock iPhone

How a law enforcement request to one of the world's biggest tech companies highlights one of the most important issues of our time.

Last week FBI Director James Comey told the Senate Intelligence Committee that the encryption found on smartphones like the iPhone was "overwhelmingly affecting" law enforcement investigations and operations. Case in point: Comey revealed that because of the encryption built into the OS on the phone of San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook, the FBI had still not been able to unlock his phone to search for critical clues in the case. On December 2, 2015, Farook and his wife opened fire at an event for the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health in a domestic terror attack that killed 14 and seriously wounded over 20 others. Both Farook and his wife were killed in a shootout with police, leaving only their personal items—including their smartphones—as clues to their motives and possible connections with other terrorist organizations or plots.

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