Mr. Obama disappoints his erstwhile supporters again and again. This time it is with his acquiescence to the demands of his powerful security apparatus over those who would protect USA citizenry from the prying eyes of government spies. The FBI is attempting to force Apple CEO, Timothy Cook to create new technology tools to bypass existing security blocks on their IPhone 5. The phone was once used by the San Bernadino Mass shooting terrorists . The FBI has not been able to unlock the phone so its contents could be assessed. Giving the FBI that ability woould open up all iPhones to the prying eyes of the government, and possibly to those of foreign hackers too. No one would be secur from unfettered governemnt spying.
The heroic stance of Mr. Cook to a federal court order which would force Apple to create new software to facilitate the US governemnt breaking into the gunman's iPhone was wrong. Mr. Cook rightly saw the government's position as "overreach" and that its demand on Apple would "undermine the very freedoms" that the US Constitution and the government of Mr. Obama were meant to protect. shame on Mr. Obama! I applaud Mr. Cook and all of those who stand with him to protect our freedom from a government engorged with the overriding need for spying on its own citizens.
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