Apple chief software: violating a mobile would be catastrophic – ElEspectador.com

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The head of Apple Inc software warned that create a backdoor for the iPhone, central theme of his battle with the government of the United States, could endanger the safety of millions of people and said that criminals can attack all kinds of sensitive networks via mobile one person.

Craig Federighi, chief architect of the operating software of Apple, intervened in the increasingly bitter fight between much of the technology industry and the Department of Justice. The government of the United States is trying to use a court order to force Apple to collaborate in unlocking an iPhone used by a terrorist in a shooting incident in California in 2015.

In a column published in the Washington Post , the senior vice president of Apple said the law enforcement agencies in practice were asking the company to “delay the clock to a time less secure.” While they argued that access to personal devices is essential to combat crime, create software to violate phones could actually endanger millions of people, he wrote.

“ The phone is something more than a personal device . In the mobile and interconnected world of today, is part of the security perimeter that protects our family and coworkers, “he wrote. “The vital infrastructure of our nation such as power grids and transportation-centers becomes more vulnerable when individual devices are hacked”.

Criminals and terrorists who seek to infiltrate networks systems could launch attacks through access to only one device, he said.

Battlecry

So far, Apple’s refusal to access the order has joined their peers and sparked a debate about the balance between the needs of law enforcement and the importance of customer privacy.

Many of the major players in this industry Microsoft Corp. to Google Inc. Alphabet, Apple support and cite similar arguments about the wider implications of the order Judicial and danger to personal safety. Law enforcement groups argue that the ability to extract data from the evidence is crucial to solve crimes and protect the public.

“Once created, this software agents which have recognized the law they want to apply to many iPhones- would become a weakness that could benefit from hackers and criminals to wreak havoc on personal privacy and security of us all, “Federighi wrote in his opinion column. “ When software is created by improper motives, has a huge and growing capacity to harm millions of people.”