14 DAY TRIAL // Almost everyone has their own opinion on whether Apple should help the FBI break into the iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino attackers, and Donald Trump just couldn’t refrain from making his public.
In an interview aired during “Fox and Friends,” the presidential candidate has clearly stated that Apple must comply with the court ruling, explaining that this is a matter of national security, and every single American company should do the same.
Donald Trump, who previously criticized Apple on several occasions, saying that the firm should be forced to build its devices in the United States, has pointed out that this case is of particular attention because it involves terrorists that killed 14 people.
“Who do they think they are?”
“I agree 100% with the courts. In that case, we should open it up. I think security over all -- we have to open it up, and we have to use our heads. We have to use common sense. But to think that Apple won't allow us to get into her cell phone, who do they think they are? No, we have to open it up,” Donald Trump said.
“Apple, this is one case, this is a case that certainly we should be able to get into the phone. And we should find out what happened, why it happened, and maybe there's other people involved and we have to do that,” he continued, adding that the company should take into consideration the fact that the terrorists "killed 14 people, other people laying desperately ill in the hospital from what they did.”
Apple CEO Tim Cook has previously said that while this is indeed a matter of national security, breaking into an iPhone could create additional risks, as the software solution developed in this regard could be used by “both good guys and bad guys.”
Cook has stressed that the company will oppose the judge ruling and explained that Apple has already helped the FBI by providing access to information that was hosted on its servers. But as far as breaking into an iPhone is concerned, this could only “hurt the well-meaning and law-abiding citizens who rely on companies like Apple to protect their data.”