Apple and Justice Dept. Trade Barbs in iPhone Privacy Case
Apple and Justice Dept. Trade Barbs in iPhone Privacy Case
SAN FRANCISCO - Apple on Tuesday emphasized its opposition to a court order requiring it to help unlock an iPhone for law enforcement purposes, saying in a new legal brief that the government's "methods for achieving its objectives are contrary to the rule of law, the democratic process and the rights of the American people."
The company's argument quickly drew a response from the Justice Department, which upbraided Apple for trying to stand above the law. "The Constitution and the three branches of the federal government should be entrusted to strike the balance between each citizen's right to privacy," a Justice Department spokeswoman, Emily Pierce, said in a statement. "The Constitution and the laws of the United States do not vest that power in a single corporation."
The company said a ruling on unlocking the phone of a gunman in a mass shooting had to take into account the national debate over data privacy.
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