Why We Should All Be Concerned About the Apple FBI Controversy

The person to follow in the Apple/FBI case is Tim Sparipani. Tim has the best insights and the best background to put this into perspective. He's Founder & Principal, SPQR Strategies, PLLC and the former Director of Public Policy at Facebook.

Tim wrote a story in Forbes.com that has an important perspective we should consider:

"If the U.S. government forces this technology on Apple, it’s also giving this technology to the rest of the world. That means rogue regimes, dictatorships and oligarchs will have access to the same security busting technology as the U.S. government. One nation’s terrorist is another’s journalist, reformer, freedom fighter or human rights advocate. Limiting security on iPhones could put these people, who are often on the frontlines of fights against oppression, in grave danger."