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ACLU Comment on FBI Effort to Force Apple to Unlock iPhone

The American Civil Liberties Union said today that it would support Apple's legal fight against a court order to help the government unlock an iPhone belonging to one of the people responsible for the San Bernardino shootings.

Alex Abdo, staff attorney with the ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, had this comment:

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The American Civil Liberties Union said today that it would support Apple's legal fight against a court order to help the government unlock an iPhone belonging to one of the people responsible for the San Bernardino shootings.

Alex Abdo, staff attorney with the ACLU Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, had this comment:

"This is an unprecedented, unwise, and unlawful move by the government. The Constitution does not permit the government to force companies to hack into their customers' devices. Apple is free to offer a phone that stores information securely, and it must remain so if consumers are to retain any control over their private data.

"The government's request also risks setting a dangerous precedent. If the FBI can force Apple to hack into its customers' devices, then so too can every repressive regime in the rest of the world. Apple deserves praise for standing up for its right to offer secure devices to all of its customers."

This statement is at:
https://www.aclu.org/news/aclu-comment-fbi-effort-force-apple-unlock-iphone

The American Civil Liberties Union was founded in 1920 and is our nation's guardian of liberty. The ACLU works in the courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to all people in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States.

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