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Title: Apple said to be preparing free speech defense in phone decryption case Post by: HCK on February 25, 2016, 09:00:19 am Apple said to be preparing free speech defense in phone decryption case
In its ongoing legal battle with the FBI, it seems that Apple could adopt an unorthodox argument as part of its overall strategy, using the First Amendment's free speech protections as a defense. Apple will apparently be arguing that its software is protected speech, and that the FBI cannot compel speech from the company, in this case a special version of iOS that would be used to unlock the phone of one of the San Bernardino shooters. From Bloomberg: Apple is expected to argue in federal court that code should be protected as speech. The company is fighting a government order requiring it to write software to help the Federal Bureau of Investigation unlock an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters. Apple views that as a violation of its philosophy. Just as the government can't make a journalist write a story on its behalf, according to this view, it can't force Apple to write an operating system with weaker security. While Apple will be exploring this First Amend...<br clear='all'/> <a href="http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/247392642670/u/49/f/616881/c/33998/s/4dd2b171/sc/28/rc/1/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/247392642670/u/49/f/616881/c/33998/s/4dd2b171/sc/28/rc/1/rc.img" border="0"/>[/url] <a href="http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/247392642670/u/49/f/616881/c/33998/s/4dd2b171/sc/28/rc/2/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/247392642670/u/49/f/616881/c/33998/s/4dd2b171/sc/28/rc/2/rc.img" border="0"/>[/url] <a href="http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/247392642670/u/49/f/616881/c/33998/s/4dd2b171/sc/28/rc/3/rc.htm" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/247392642670/u/49/f/616881/c/33998/s/4dd2b171/sc/28/rc/3/rc.img" border="0"/>[/url] <img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/247392642670/u/49/f/616881/c/33998/s/4dd2b171/sc/28/a2.img" border="0"/> (http://da.feedsportal.com/r/247392642670/u/49/f/616881/c/33998/s/4dd2b171/sc/28/a2.htm)<img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/247392642670/u/49/f/616881/c/33998/s/4dd2b171/sc/28/a2t.img" border="0"/><img width='1' height='1' src='(http://tipb.com.feedsportal.com/c/33998/f/616881/s/4dd2b171/sc/28/mf.gif)' border='0'/> Source: Apple said to be preparing free speech defense in phone decryption case (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/i8G5N0ANdtE/story01.htm) |