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The Amplifier | Posted: February 18, 2016
Summary Sentence:
A federal court ordered Apple to help the FBI unlock an iPhone used in a crime.
Full Summary:
A federal court order asks Apple to do more than simply flip a one-time switch to disable security; it's asking Apple to manufacture vulnerability, says Andrew Howard, director of the Cyber Technology and Information Security Laboratory.
Andrew HowardA federal court ordered Apple to help the FBI unlock an iPhone used by one of the attackers in the San Bernardino shooting. Apple is challenging the court’s request. This battle between tech companies and the government over encryption could open a Pandora’s box, said Andrew Howard, director of the Cyber Technology and Information Security Laboratory at the Georgia Tech Research Institute.
