[kictanet] Apple vs FBI: Personal security, the new Frontier

[Mwendwa Kivuva]

This has not been discussed here. A very interesting development is
happening in "the land of the free, the home of the brave". The FBI, and to
an extension Uncle Sam has asked Apple to crack the iPhone found in the
scene where San* Bernardino* terrorists committed heinous acts. For several
years, Apple has perfected the security on their products to the level
where the best brains in FBI  cannot crack. Now the Feds want Apple to
build a backdoor that can be used to crack the devices. Apple has adamantly
refused urguing that such a move would put the information of all their
users at the mercy of mischievous individuals. Some quarters have also
urgued that code is speech, and the right on speech is in the first
ammendment.

This is an important development because here in Kenya, the government has
previously passed laws in the disguise of protecting the citizens from
terrorism.

Some analysis:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2016/02/18/preliminary-thoughts-on-the-apple-iphone-order-in-the-san-bernardino-case-part-1/

Sent on the go. Excuse any errors and brevity.

Regards
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