After the San Bernardino shooting in December, Apple and the FBI battled over how to access encrypted data on one of the phones of the terrorists

1. APPLEVS. FBI
By: Andrew Birkeland

2. Background
■ December 14, 2015 San Bernardino, California
■ Terrorists Syed Rizwan Farook andTashfeen Malik
■ 14 killed and 22 severely injured

3. The Phone
■ Farook’s phone recovered in investigation
■ Encrypted data
■ Too many password fails would erase all data

4. Resulting Battle
APPLE vs. FBI
■ Privacy of customers vs. Security of the country

5. Apple
■ “We believe strongly that we have a responsibility to protect your data and your
privacy… we will not shrink from that responsibility.” - Apple CEOTim Cook
■ Pose a threat to the privacy of hundreds of millions of iPhone users around the world,
– a backdoor of that nature could be exploited by less reputable parties.

6. FBI
■ Melanie Newman, a spokeswoman for the Justice Department would quoted saying,
“It remains a priority for the government to ensure that law enforcement can obtain
crucial digital information to protect national security and public safety.”

7. Outcome
■ United States ordered Apple to unlock the phone
– Apple refused
■ PhoneAccessed by third party
– Case dropped by U.S.

8. Questions
■ Your thoughts?
■ ShouldApple learn how the “third party” accessed phone’s data?
■ Did Apple do the right thing refusing to unlock the phone?

9. Sources
■ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-03-28/u-s-drops-apple-case-after-
successfully-accessing-iphone-data-imcj88xu
■ https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2016/02/18/why-you-should-
side-with-apple-not-the-fbi-in-the-san-bernardino-iphone-
case/?utm_term=.9e0c775a575c
■ http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/29/technology/apple-iphone-fbi-justice-
department-case.html?_r=0
■ http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/02/17/467035863/judge-orders-apple-
to-help-investigators-unlock-california-shooters-phone