It requested that Apple makes an "indirect access" to hack into the iPhone of one of the expired San Bernardino shooters. Apple, which has collaborated completely with the examination to this point, has declined to make a method for breaking iPhone encryption as it would expose hundreds of millions of IPhone users, violating their privacy and their civil rights. However, the FBI got their desired result by accessing the iPhone with the assistance of a third-party. …show more content…
It is less the FBI trust that critical data will be on the phone, yet rather to build up the unsettling point of reference that the government can drive Apple to hack into its phones.
If this is done with this one phone, what will prevent the government from compelling Apple and other organizations to hack into different gadgets? Another key point is if the US government can force Apple to get into a specific gadget, won't different governments request the same power?
The underlying ethical issue for this situation is the contention between the two legitimate values: Security vs. Privacy. Both values are vital in a democratic society. Studies have demonstrated that when presented with an either/or situation, people, most likely will opt for security to the damage of privacy and even to the loss of freedom. In this case, People are influenced to believe that Apple should comply with the FBI in the matter of national security but fail to realize the long-term consequences that this could have on data security and
privacy.
From a consequentiality approach, for example, utilitarianism, it is entirely clear that the general social effect of giving the government a chance to drive Apple to unlock the phone could be serious. The advantages gather to the government, while the negatives hurt Apple, its widespread client base, and probably the protection and security of other tech organizations. If the American government powers organizations to do these things, what might a world resemble in which all governments were allowed? The likelihood that any government could coercive hack into technological devices seems quite unsafe. If deontology is centered on universal laws and rules, then the assurance of privacy should be equally provided to all, even terrorists. There is a cause this case is being so heavily played out in the media.
What the FBI affirms as being to the greatest benefit of the national security could furthermore have the complete opposite impact.