The President of the United States Donald Trump, continues to press constantly every time Apple appears on the scene so that it side with the authorities and unlock the two iPhones that were owned by the terrorist killed in Pensacola and a possible relative of the same. The truth is that a few hours ago we reported on the possible unlocking of these devices by the FBI using the GrayKey tool, so they will surely already have the data they need.
However, the President's Twitter account is one of the main weapons Trump uses to pressure Apple to unblock and cooperate with the FBI in this case and others. The tweet is a direct attack explaining that the government helps Apple with commercial issues and many other issues, while the company refuses to unlock devices used by murderers, criminals and traffickers ... This is Trump's "jewel" posted a few days ago:
We are helping Apple all the time on TRADE and so many other issues, and yet they refuse to unlock phones used by killers, drug dealers and other violent criminal elements. They will have to step up to the plate and help our great Country, NOW! MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN.
- Donald J. Trump (@ realDonaldTrump) January 14, 2020
This type of conduct is what undoubtedly puts everyone in their place and reproaches or pressure of this type are not good for anyone, not for Apple. What we have before us is a controversy that has been planning over Apple for a long time and is that the company refuses to unlock these devices because would create a precedent that they might end up using on a recurring basis in their investigations, for not so specific purposes and ultimately even so that hackers could access our iPhone more easily, so in Apple they refuse.
As the CEO of Apple Tim Cook says, every time it appears on the scene, the company helps with everything that the authorities of the country ask of it, being in favor of providing all the data they have but what they cannot do is open the door of the privacy of its users so these data that are stored in the terminals, have to remain encrypted and private always.