Can Apple build a privacy minded iPhone security system so secure that Apple cannot access it?

Abstract

The world has become less secure and less private with the advent of technology. Law enforcement agencies, such as the FBI, have sophisticated technology that would amaze J. Edgar Hoover. In response to this increasing surveillance capabilities, telecommunications providers like Apple are seeking to keep pace with technological advances of their own to protect the personal privacy of their consumers and subscribers. In the background of this factual situation, the article explores the vagaries of security in our technological world in light of the dispute between the FBI and Apple regarding the iPhone at issue is the San Bernadino shooting. The current law poses challenges for both the FBI and telecommunications providers like Apple. Moreover, legislative solutions are also difficult to envision. Ultimately, the government should be cautious about preventing software manufacturers from seeking to create impenetrable operating systems. Indeed, the prevention of development of better software and operating systems comes at the expense of the loss of privacy in financial and health records.