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Imagine instead of Apple, we were dealing with a single programmer who wrote security code for a device. So the result is it's a single person being forced to
by wvenable 11y ago
Imagine instead of Apple, we were dealing with a single programmer who wrote security code for a device. So the result is it's a single person being forced to sit a keyboard and type out code for the government.
Does it make a difference that it's a company instead? Should it?
- marcoperaza 11y agoYes, drawing the line is difficult. Law is not mathematics. A judge must apply his judgment to decide whether a particular court order represents an "unreasonable burden". That is the precedent set by the case United States v. New York Telephone Company. An unreasonable burden for a one-man development shop is not necessarily an unreasonable burden for Apple. Judges are fully capable of considering this.
- wvenable 11y agoThe precedent for United States v. New York Telephone Company has just recently been judged not to apply to Apple unlocking an iPhone. And unreasonable burden is not the only criteria. In addition, this specific situation has First Amendment implications that United States v. New York Telephone Company did not (although this has not been tested in court yet).
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- marcoperaza 11y agoWe'll see what the appeals courts think.