SecurityByBrian

Overall, I felt congress was gushing over Apple and the experts present. Rep. Trey Gowdy criticism was on point. Apple brags about wanting to provide a balance between personal privacy and national security, however, Apple has not stated how they think those interests can be balanced. Apple was even uncomfortable answering how they felt about the FBI trying to break into the phone. The reality is, Apple doesn't want anyone breaking into the phone and will likely fix any weaknesses that allows the phone to be broken into ("the arms race"). Apple doesn't want to disable any features that make the phone weak. Apple's position is likely that the government can wiretap or subpoena any communications with the phone or data stored with third-party services (such as iCloud) but privacy of data on the phone is paramount. This was even eluded to in various comments that some criminal use should be expected but should not result in weakened privacy.