The Horns Of A Dilemma

   And it surrounds an Apple iPhone. More specifically, one owned by one of the attackers who killed 14 people in San Bernardino, California last year before they were killed by law enforcement. As part of their investigation, the FBI has gone to the U.S Federal court asking that Apple be ordered to turn over a code to break the encryption on the phone. Apple has said "no", and vows to fight against such a move.
   And here's the dilemma. Does the right to privacy supercede that of national security? The phone in question has a code which, if the correct access password isn't given in 10 tries, all information is erased. It's that the FBI wants Apple to basically hack, allowing them access to anything stored on the phone. Quite a moral challenge.
   From an outsiders perspective, I feel there are certain circumstances where privacy plays 2nd fiddle to security, and this is one of them. I'm not suggesting the FBI, CIA, RCMP, C-SIS or any law enforcement organization be allowed carte blanche to access peoples phones, whether they're alive or not. But if hacking into one prevents another attack, or leads investigators to a terrorist cell, then perhaps such a move is justified. At least in my opinion.

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