The FBI demands that Apple provide access to a dead terrorist Syed Farook's iPhone, which might contain evidence in December's deadly attack in San Bernardino. But Apple says the privacy of every other iPhone user could be lost forever, and it's challenging the power of government in the Era of Smart Phones. Complicating the issue, the FBI is using a law passed about the time that Benjamin Franklin discovered electricity. We update the case in more ways than one.
Does the FBI Need a Back Door to Your Data?
More
- Zetter on the facts, misinformation in Apple's battle with the FBI
- Zetter on Zuckerberg supporting Apple in fight with FBI over iPhone privacy
- Hennessey on the 'overreach' of Apple's rhetoric in FBI case
- Levine's 'How Digital Parasites Are Destroying the Culture Business, and How the Culture Business Can Fight Back'
Credits
Guests:
- Kim Zetter - investigative reporter covering cybersecurity and hacking - @KimZetter
- Christopher Soghoian - ACLU - @csoghoian
- Susan Hennessey - Brookings Institution / Lawfare - @Susan_Hennessey
- Robert Levine - journalist and author - @RobertBLevine_