Apple Search Warrant
Multi billion dollar companies, Apple and Google have brought the attention of
security on their devices, by upgrading them 10 fold, basically changing it out for a
military grade protection. Rendering it almost impossible for anyone even Apple and
Google themselves to break in, hack, or even crack the code of any of their devices.
Apple had stated, as the new operating system becomes widely deployed over the next
several weeks, the number of IPhones and IPads that Apple is capable of breaking
into for police will steadily dwindle to the point where only devices several years old
and incapable of running iOS 8 can be unlocked by Apple (Timberg). When FBI
Director James B. Comey got an ear full of this nonsense, he struck back at the companys,
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But now its making the use of a search warrant for devices, basically impossible,
sending police and FBI agents into a tail spin. The sole purpose of a warrant is to gain
access to a highly suspected criminals information without any need of the persons
permission. Warrants are not easy to come by either, it takes quite a while to obtain
one, you must first have tangible evidence that a person is committing a crime, then
you must present it to a judge and convince them to sign the warrant, which inter
makes it legal. The same process goes for a federal warrant. Apple said. that it is
making it impossible for the company to turn over data from most iPhones or iPads to
police even when they have a valid search warrant (Timberg). So basicly hindering the
law passed about 5 months ago in the Supreme Court. The other question it raises is
that, the 4th amendment clearly states, the right of the people to be secure in their own
persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall
not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath
or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or
things to be seized , even with probable cause , Apple still won t allow law enforcement
to enter the phones, which inter is going against the fourth amendment s