The U.S. Department of Justice has a issued a court order to Apple for their assistance with unlocking an iPhone that may contain information about the San Bernardino shooting that took place in December 2015. Rick Forno, director of UMBC’s graduate program in cybersecurity and assistant director of the UMBC Center for Cybersecurity, reflected on how this case puts Apple in an unusual and challenging position, during an interview on the BBC’s Up All Night program.
From his perspective, Forno thinks it is possible for Apple to update one specific device so that the Department of Justice can access the content on that device, which would allow Apple to comply with the order. However, Forno explains that the real issue involved is the question of the future. “What is to stop the FBI or law enforcement—state, local, global—from contacting Apple asking for the same consideration on other devices,” he says.
Listen to the full interview, “Up All Night: 18/02/2016” on the BBC. Forno’s interview begins around 1:21:00.
Photo by Yuri Samoilov, CC by 2.0.
