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Apple declines to assist ED in unlocking Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's iPhone, here's the reason why.
During his interrogation, Delhi's Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal, stated that if the ED accessed his iPhone conversations and data, they would gain insight into the AAP's election plans and pre-election partnerships.
Reports suggest that Apple has refused to unlock and provide the Enforcement Directorate (ED) with access to the iPhone used by Delhi's Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal. Allegedly, the technology company based in Cupertino has stated that the information can only be accessed using the password created by the device's owner.
The Indian Express cited insiders who stated that the Enforcement Directorate only discovered INR 70,000 and four cellphones, one of which belonged to the Chief Minister, during their nighttime raid coinciding with Kejriwal's arrest on March 21. It was suggested that the Delhi CM had turned off his iPhone and refused to provide his password.
Why didn't Kejriwal reveal his iPhone's password to the ED?
According to information received, Kejriwal stated during his interrogation that if his phone data and messages were accessed, the Enforcement Directorate would gain knowledge about AAP's election plans and pre-election partnerships.
Apple's record of refusing to unlock devices for the police.
This isn't the initial instance of Apple declining to unlock a device when asked by a nation's investigative authorities.
In 2020, Apple declined to unlock the gadget of Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani, a Saudi Air Force second lieutenant, following his murder of three Americans at the Pensacola Naval Air Station. US officials labeled this a terrorist act, and the FBI requested Apple's assistance in unlocking the gadget and sharing the data for the purpose of their investigation.
Despite denying the request to unlock the device, Apple did offer extensive information related to Alshamrani to the investigation officials. When further inquiries were made, Apple supplied additional data, encompassing what they could gather from iCloud backups, account details, and transactional records for several accounts.
In a comparable situation in 2016, a US federal judge requested Apple's help to unlock the iPhones of two individuals, Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik, who were suspected to be involved in the 2015 terror attack in San Bernardino.
The judge requested Apple to offer "feasible technical support" to the officials and devise a method to bypass Apple's feature, which locks the phone and makes the device's data unreachable after ten unsuccessful password attempts. However, Apple refused to assist the FBI in this situation as well.
Why does Apple decline to unlock devices for police agencies?
Apple's CEO, Tim Cook, has consistently stood by the company's decision to reject such demands, highlighting Apple's commitment to protecting user privacy, and more crucially, to preserving civil freedom.
Cook indicated in an email to staff that the case involving Farook extends beyond a single phone or a singular probe. Upon receipt of the government's directive, Cook and the Apple team felt compelled to voice their concerns. They have repeatedly clarified that supporting encryption doesn't equate to endorsing criminal activity or empathizing with terrorists.
Cook continued by stating that although Apple has zero tolerance or empathy for terrorists, adhering to the Department of Justice's demands could establish a hazardous precedent.
The security of the data belonging to hundreds of millions of law-abiding individuals is at risk, and a hazardous precedent that poses a threat to everyone's civil rights is being set, as expressed by Cook in his email.
Apple holds the view that creating an encryption bypass for their devices to assist law enforcement agencies could potentially be misused by cybercriminals, hackers, and other malicious entities.
The Senior Director of Global Privacy at Apple, Jane Horvath, has publicly stated that "end-to-end encryption is essential for the services we depend on." Additionally, she mentioned that "creating a loophole for encryption isn't the solution to problems like investigating terrorists."
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