Apple may be forced to develop a version of IOS that the FBI can gain access to a locked iPhone, this will seriously undermine user confidence in software updates, as the American civil rights movement ACLU warns in a letter to the right.
Earlier, the ACLU warned of the consequences of the ruling of the court. “If Apple is forced to digitally sign an operating system for the government, would undermine one of the most important developments in the field of cyber security in recent years,” said Noa Yachot. She points to the presence of automatic updates that are present in more and more products. “This is a great way to ensure that vulnerabilities can be patched as soon as possible and that we can all use safety devices are immune to attacks,” she says.
“But if the government creates a precedent for a company to force an update rolling out which knows that it is actually malware, users automatic updates do not trust. How can anyone have an update from Apple confidence as everyone knows that the government may add vulnerabilities to the new software, even if it is signed by Apple. ” Yachot argues that vulnerabilities will no longer be patched, creating an ‘optimal’ environments for hackers and spies.
In a letter to the judge repeated the civil rights movement that position. “The request of the government goes far beyond Apple,” said the ACLU. “When the government is like getting it not only can force Apple to develop the desired digitally signed software it wants, but can also force Apple to similar software via the automatic update infrastructure to deploy. This would be terrible for the digital security because it rightly ensures that people have lost faith in the software updates of their product. “
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