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The privacy fight between Apple and the White House has reignited this week with criticism from US Attorney General Bill Barr of the technology company for not helping the FBI access data from the author's iPhone. of a mass shooting in Florida . Barr declared this Monday before the press that Apple has not provided " any substantial assistance " in the investigation of the shooting that took place at the Pensacola naval base (Florida) on December 6, 2019. In that shootout, gunman Mohammed Alshamrani , a second lieutenant in the Saudi Arabian Air Force who was visiting there, killed 3 people, wounded several others, and was shot dead . Barr has stated that the shooting was an "act of terrorism" and that Alshamrani was motivated by jihadist ideology . Attorney General Bill Barr at a Jan.
13 news conference about a shooting at a naval base in Pensacola, Florida. He appeared on stage with the footage from the shooter's damaged iPhone. Attorney General Bill Barr at a Jan. 13 news conference about a shooting at a naval base in Pensacola, Florida. He appeared on stage with the footage from the shooter's damaged iPhone. According to Barr, the FBI had asked Apple last week Pakistan WhatsApp Number to help unlock 2 iPhones used by the attacker . According to The Wall Street Journal , Alshamrani shot at the cell phones, leaving them badly damaged . However, Apple has rejected the request, citing its policy of not compromising user privacy by breaking encryption on electronic devices. Read more: Apple believes that installing "back doors" to the iPhone will not help the FBI The battle is a case very similar to the confrontation that Apple and the Obama Administration had in 2015 after a mass shooting in San Bernardino (California).
An epochal clash over the limits of privacy A protester holds an iPhone that says "No Entry" outside the Apple store on 5th Avenue on February 23, 2016 in New York City, USA. A protester holds an iPhone that says "No Entry" outside the Apple store on 5th Avenue on February 23, 2016 in New York City, USA. The shooting in San Bernardino (California, United States) at a non-profit center that served people with disabilities caused the death of 16 people , including the 2 shooters. At that time, the FBI asked Apple to unlock the iPhone of the shooter, Syed Rizwan Farook. The agency explained that it could not access the content of the mobile phone since it had a password and asked Apple to build an iOS operating system with a "back door" with which the iPhone's security features could be circumvented . A federal judge in California publicly ordered Apple to assist the FBI , but Apple refused , arguing that the move would "threaten the security of its customers" and had "implications far beyond the legal case at hand." His refusal set the stage for a conflict between the world of technology and law enforcement over user privacy .