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DOJ 'may force Apple to turn over entire operating system source code' as the tech company resists court order to unlock terrorist's iPhone
dailymail.co.uk
The Department of Justice has added pressure on Apple, suggesting the tech giants may be forced to hand over the source code to the entire operating system if they do not assist investigators in unlocking the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone.
Apple had previously claimed that the FBI could force them to turn iPhone cameras and microphones into surveillance devices to spy on users.
In the latest episode of the ongoing face-off between privacy and national security, the Justice Department issued a court filing on Thursday that accused Apple of rhetoric which is 'not only false, but also corrosive' while suggesting they could up the stakes.
The court filing on Thursday said Apple's stance was 'corrosive' of institutions best able to safeguard 'our liberty and our rights.'
The department acknowledged Apple's argument that forcing the company to write code that would unlock Syed Farook's phone without erasing its contents would be excessive.
However, it then placed Apple between a rock and a hard place, suggesting that the company could simply hand over the entire operating system source code instead.
A footnote in the filing read: 'The FBI cannot itself modify the software on Farook’s iPhone without access to the source code and Apple’s private electronic signature.
'The government did not seek to compel Apple to turn those over because it believed such a request would be less palatable to Apple.
'If Apple would prefer that course, however, that may provide an alternative that requires less labor by Apple programmers.'
The filing also cited a case in 2013, when the FBI tried to force the owners of a secure email service used by whistle blower Edward Snowden to turn over its encryption keys.
When Ladar Levision, owners of the email service Lavabit refused, the courts slapped them with a contempt of court ruling.
According to The Guardian, the FBI could potentially write new operating systems and issue an update under the guise of Apple.
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