In a tweet, Trump criticizes Apple for refusing to unlock phones of violent criminals and says his administration helps Apple “all of the time” on trade

- In a tweet, president Donald Trump addressed the conflict between the FBI and Apple over locked iPhones used by the suspected Pensacola shooter.

CNBC 2020-01-16 Kif Leswing

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@realdonaldtrump Donald J. Trump on x
We are helping Apple all of 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.
@rokhanna Ro Khanna on x
Apple provided the cloud & transactional info about the Saudi shooter at Pensacola. Third parties can unlock phones. But asking Apple to create a key to unlock any phone, which is what AG Barr wants, is handing a tech company or the government way too much power over citizens! ht…
@lydiadepillis Lydia DePillis on x
There's no better evidence that Trump is using tariffs as a political weapon than his attitude towards Apple. Creating leverage in negotiations with a trading partner is one thing. Manipulating newly created rules for individual companies to achieve domestic priorities is another…
@aclu @aclu on x
Unlocking one iPhone would undermine the security of millions of iPhones. Apple simply can't give the FBI access to encrypted communications without also providing it to authoritarian foreign governments and weakening our defenses against criminals and hackers. https://twitter.co…
@gabrieldance Gabriel Dance on x
quid pro quo backdoor encryption https://twitter.com/...
@karaswisher Kara Swisher on x
As if on cue to make my @nytopinion point that the Trumpies are feckless liars about Apple and encryption and it is just part of their usual pay for play schemes, here comes Dissembler in Chief to weigh in: https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
@bradmossesq Bradley P. Moss on x
The FBI is again asking for Apple to weaken system encryption protocols that protect the privacy of millions of iPhone users across the globe, including in the United States https://twitter.com/...
@astepanovich Amie Stepanovich on x
This is wrong, incredibly misleading, and dangerous, like so many other statements this President has made in the past. Whatever you feel about Apple, its security is a good thing, helping people and protecting human rights. https://twitter.com/...
@chadloder Chad Loder on x
Apple is resisting William Barr's request to provide a backdoor into an encrypted iPhone the FBI claims is related to the Pensacola shooter. After providing the FBI with gigabytes of iCloud backups and other data, Apple was notified of a second iPhone. https://www.cnbc.com/...
@praveenswami Praveen Swami on x
“We have asked Apple for their help in unlocking the shooter's iPhones. So far Apple has not given us any substantive assistance”: US Government on Pensacola Naval Base terrorist attack https://www.justice.gov/...
@astepanovich Amie Stepanovich on x
Apple: “We reject the characterization that Apple has not provided substantive assistance in the Pensacola investigation. Our responses to their many requests since the attack have been timely, thorough and are ongoing.” https://www.inputmag.com/...
@freedomofpress @freedomofpress on x
The Trump admin is lying about encryption in an attempt to get tech companies to weaken it or for Congress to outlaw it. Don't fall for it. https://gen.medium.com/...
@ericgeller Eric Geller on x
NYT has some interesting insight into how Apple is handling the Pensacola iPhone fight, which could escalate to San Bernardino proportions if DOJ chooses to do so. https://www.nytimes.com/... https://twitter.com/...
@karaswisher Kara Swisher on x
Dear Justice Department spokeswoman, you are either ignorant or lying about this. Or both. You know full well that Apple cannot open it any better than your tech geeks, unless they change the system for all and expose everyone: Which is what you want: https://www.nytimes.com/... …
@reneritchie Rene Ritchie on x
Nation-states and third-party vendors stockpile exploits to do just this. Apple does not. They patch them. Critically, FBI/DOJ don't really care about these specific phones, they want an end to encryption for everyone. Which is perverse given how much data they already get. https…

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