ToUNITED STATES, the relationships between the most prolific institutions and companies on the planet aremore and more explosive. Today, more than ever. Democrats and Republicans are currently joining forces with the aim of forcing Apple and Facebook to comply with their demands relating to the confidentiality policies of the two companies.
If the subject means nothing to you, remember the San Bernardino shooting, which left 16 dead in 2015 in California. At the time, the FBI ordered Cupertino to unblock access to theiPhoneof a suspect... A request refused by the firm, which will ultimately push investigators tospend almost a million dollarsin order to find a program capable of hacking the device, likePegasus.
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Since this sordid story, local politics seems to have hardened. Still not in favor of gun control, but definitely when it comes tobackdoors. For mobile manufacturers or application publishers, this principle consists of offering the authorities a back door into their system in the event of a request from them.
Understand that if someone is accused of a crime, the police could with this novelty demand thatAppleorFacebookunlocks his smartphone without his consent in order to continue the investigations. And in the USA, the presumption of innocence does not work like in France.
Lindsey Graham, who sits in Congress for South Carolina, is very clear when he addresses the tech giants:
“You’re going to find a way to do this or we’re going to go do it for you […] End of discussion.”
(Translation : "You're going to find a way to do this or we're going to do it for you. Period.“)
