Google, WhatsApp and Snowden back Apple against FBI
by Stuart Dredge from Technology | The Guardian on (#14B07)
Tech giants issue messages in support of CEO Tim Cook challenging court order to help break into San Bernardino killer's phone
Tech giants Google and WhatsApp and whistleblower Edward Snowden are backing Apple's stance over the encryption technology used in its iPhone smartphones.
Apple has been ordered by a US federal magistrate to help the FBI unlock the iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino shooters, but in a letter published on the company's website, chief executive Tim Cook said his company would fight the move.
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