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The Washington Post wrote an article on Apple's iPhone protection and quoted a Georgia Tech professor. “Apple doesn’t want to look unpatriotic to American customers. Yet Apple also wants to signal strong security for its users globally,” said Peter Swire, a professor of law and ethics. “So it’s high-stakes marketing in both directions.”
Read the full article here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/02/17/apples-risky-bet-on-protecting-a-terrorists-iphone/