ADThe iPhones in question are old enough that they aren’t outfitted with Apple’s most recent, most robust security measures. There isn’t much, in other words, that the FBI can win from this specific fight. Building vulnerabilities designed for the good guys creates vulnerabilities useful for the bad guys, too, from foreign adversaries to run-of-the-mill cybercriminals eager to exploit their marks for cash. ADIf Apple agrees to reduce consumer safety at the behest of the U.S. government, it will blur the distinction between it and China’s Huawei. It’s no surprise that Apple chief executive Tim Cook doesn’t want that, but Mr. Barr shouldn’t want it either.

Source: Washington Post January 20, 2020 23:48 UTC