Arizona county attorney's office stops issuing iPhones to staff amid encryption feudThe Maricopa County Attorney's Office in Arizona has announced that it will stop issuing iPhones to its employees, citing Apple's current legal dispute between the Apple and FBI as the cause. In a press release announcing the news, Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery went so far as to say Apple's position places it "on the side of terrorists." From the Maricopa County Attorney's Office: "Apple's refusal to cooperate with a legitimate law enforcement investigation to unlock a phone used by terrorists puts Apple on the side of terrorists instead of on the side of public safety," Montgomery said. "Positioning their refusal to cooperate as having anything to do with privacy interests is a corporate PR stunt and ignores the 4th Amendment protections afforded by our Constitution." "If the potential for unauthorized access to an encryption key is truly motivating Apple's unwillingness to assist in downloading information from specific iPhones, then let's define the problem i...<br clear='all'/>
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Arizona county attorney's office stops issuing iPhones to staff amid encryption feud
