Amnesty International, The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) och Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) ansluter sig nu till de företag och organisationer som ger Apple sitt stöd i kampen att bestrida krav från de amerikanska myndigheterna och FBI att låsa upp en iPhone 5C.

Affären växer nu närmast timme för timme och vid sidan av republikanska politiker på den yttersta högerkanten så är det få som backar upp FBIs begäran om att Apple ska ta fram en specialversion av iOS för att kunna låsa upp den aktuella telefonen.

”This is an unprecedented, unwise, and unlawful move by the government. The Constitution does not permit the government to force companies to hack into their customers’ devices. Apple is free to offer a phone that stores information securely, and it must remain so if consumers are to retain any control over their private data.”

ACLU

”Apple is right to fight back in this case: the FBI’s request, whoch would in practice require Apple to rewrite its operating system to weaken security protections, would set a very dangerous precedent. Such backdoors undermine everyone’s security and threaten our right to privacy. Undermining mobile security not only puts our data at risk of being stolen by criminals, but also threatens privacy and freedom of expression at a time when is a clear lack of checks and balances that prevent authorities from abusing surveillance powers.”

Amnesty

We are supporting Apple here because the government is doing more than simply asking for Apple’s assistance. For the first time, the government is requesting Apple write brand new code that eliminates key features of iPhone security—security features that protect us all. Essentially, the government is asking Apple to create a master key so that it can open a single phone. And once that master key is created, we’re certain that our government will ask for it again and again, for other phones, and turn this power against any software or device that has the audacity to offer strong security.

EFF