Journalism of Courage
Apple's refusal to unlock iPhone 5c of one of the San Bernardino shooters, has been backed by many tech companies in the industry. Social media giants like Faceook, Twitter; online retailer Amazon; Alphabet Inc's Google; and Microsoft Corp have voiced their support for Apple. Apple CEO Tim Cook at his first stockholder meeting since his company’s clash with the FBI defended the stance stance by saying: “These are the right things to do.” A look at all the companies who have come out in support of Apple. Read more here
Google CEO Sundar Pichai was among the first and an unexpexcted candidate to support Apple CEO Tim Cook in the company's fight against a magistrate’s order, which requires it to help the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation break into a San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone. Pichai courted Tim Cook’s view by saying, “Forcing companies to enable hacking could compromise users’ privacy”. Read more here
Social media giant Facebook issued a statement against weakning the security of their sysems. "We will continue to fight aggressively against requirements for companies to weaken the security of their systems,” the statement by Facebook said. Read more here
Jack Dorsey, CEO of microblogging site, Twitter took to the service to lend support to Tim Cook. Dorsey tweeted: “We stand with @tim_cook and Apple (and thank him for his leadership).” Read more here
Chinese smartphone maker, Huawei has publicly backed Apple CEO Tim Cook in his fight to resist demands to unlock the encrypted iPhone. “We put a lot of investment into privacy, and security protection is key. It is very important for the consumer,” Richard Yu, chief executive of Huawei’s consumer business group, told reporters at the Mobile World Congress. Read more here
Alphabet Inc’s Google, Facebook Inc, Microsoft Corp and Twitter Inc will all file or sign on to amicus briefs in support of Apple Inc’s fight against a magistrate’s order, which requires it to help the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation break into a San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone. Sources familiar with the matter told Reuters that Google and Facebook would make filings. Read more here
