APPLE

vs
FBI
Abhinav Singh -22PGP154
Aditya Kumar Gautam-22PGP167
Ritanshu Rajore-22PGP176
Neha Sardana-22PGP321
 › 14 civilians
killed
› 22 civilians and
2 police officers
severely injured
› Second deadliest
mass shooting in
CA since 1984
› Deadliest US mass
shooting since 2012
San Bernardino Sandy Hook
Terrorist incident
› Worst terrorist
Attack 12/2/15 attack since 9/11
 Couple fled.
Killed in a shoot out 4 hours
later. FBI declares counter-
terrorism investigation the
next day.
“Is Apple more concerned with
protecting a dead ISIS
terrorist’s privacy over the
security of the American
people?”
The
Dilemma
› The two attackers
both destroyed their
personal cell phones
before the attack
› However, the iPhone
5C of Farook issued
to him by his
company was
recovered intact
› The phone is locked
with a 4 digit
passcode
FBI wants
Apple’s help
Because if the wrong password is entered
too many times, the phone is locked and
the data can be potentially erased.
What does the FBI really
want?
› New version of iOS that can be installed and run in
Farook’s phone RAM to disable certain built in security
features
› This would allow a passcode to be inputted
electronically instead of manually and would make it
easier to unlock an iPhone using brute force methods
(trying out millions of passcode combos)
How did Apple
react?
› Apple declined to help FBI in this case because it has policy
to never undermine product security features
› However they have already complied with FBI by
providing Farook’s iCloud storage files that were present
a few weeks before the attack
How did the FBI respond to
that?
› Successfully applies to federal judge to issue court order under
the All Writs Act of 1789 (227 years old) so that Apple can
create and provide the requested software
Data privacy
is a big deal.
All of your data is protected using
encryption. But the law has not
kept pace.
“This dispute concerns
whether or not the US
federal courts can
compel manufacturers
to assist in unlocking
cell phones whose
contents are
cryptographically
protected”
Essentially the FBI is
asking Apple for a cheat
code that hackers could
get access to.
First, it’s one
iPhone.

Then it’s an

Android. Then it’s

A MESSAGE TO OUR
CUSTOMERS
The US Government has
demanded Apple takes an
unprecedented step that
threatens the security of all their
customers. We oppose this order,
which has implications far beyond
Our
verdict?
While we believe the FBI has good
intentions, it would be terrible if the
government got hold of a backdoor to
all iOS based products. Such a demand
undermines the very freedom that our
government is meant to protect.

We stand with Apple.

FBI and Security
Risks
If backdoors are created for the FBI
› Other companies like Google and Facebook will
receive similar demands from other governments.
› Less trustworthy countries will demand access
also.
 Framework
Consequentialist Framework
Apple used a utilitarian
approach in this because
it could have passed on
the required information
to the FBI at this crucial
moment, but it thought of
its entire user base in all
the countries which would
have suffered because of
one wrong decision, and
hence they took a
decision that provides the
greatest good for the
greatest number.
THANKS!