Edward Snowden, Sundar Pichai Back Apple In Fight Over iPhone

[Purveyor]

Source: USA Today

Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY 7:06 p.m. EST February 17, 2016

SAN FRANCISCO — Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden has backed Apple's refusal to comply with a federal court order to help the FBI unlock an iPhone used by one of the assailants in the mass shootings in San Bernardino, Calif., in December.

"The @FBI is creating a world where citizens rely on #Apple to defend their rights, rather than the other way around," Snowden tweeted.

Snowden called on Internet giant Google to stand with Apple, saying, "This is the most important tech case in a decade."

Google CEO Sundar Pichai took a public stand in support of Apple in a series of tweets late Wednesday, saying "forcing companies to enable hacking could compromise users’ privacy" and would set a "troubling precedent."

Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2016/02/17/edward-snowden-apple-san-bernardino-google/80508036/

[Little Tich]

1. Never actually bought an Apple product myself, but if an Iphone is safe from tampering it's worth

the price.

[thesquanderer]

3. This is great press for Apple. Even the FBI can't hack into their phones. (n/t)

[billhicks76]

2. Only Evil Scumbags Think They Have A Right To Read Your Mail

Or email...or texts...or listen to all your conversations...or track your movements. These people are TRAITORS!