The FBI and Apple are engaged in a battle that could change the way we think about cell phone security forever. The government wants the company to help them unlock an iPhone that belonged to the shooters in the San Bernardino terrorist attack. They feel that information on the phone could help them better understand the shooters' motives and possibly prevent future attacks. Apple CEO Tim Cook has said no.

The FBI order only lists the serial number and specs for the one iPhone in question. It doesn't require Apple to install this on all devices. It just wants the info from this one phone. So why would Apple protest to helping in the fight against terror? It's a slippery slope. Apple says that even though the situation only involves one phone, it would still have to create an IOS capable of hacking into an iPhone. The danger? Apple fears that despite it's best efforts, that technology could still possibly fall into the wrong hands -- Thus, putting everyone with an iPhone in danger of having their device hacked.

It's a complicated case. On the one hand, I don't think anyone would NOT want to help prevent more terrorist attacks. The information on that phone could lead to more arrests and more information into the shooters' terrorist connections. But at what price? What if the technology used to get that information falls into the wrong hands. Think of the millions of iPhone users, including myself, that could be at risk.

What do you think should be done? Should Apple hack this one iPhone? Or should they stick to their guns and continue to say no in the name of privacy rights?

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