Tim Cook Says Backdoor Into iPhone Would be 'Software Equivalent of Cancer'

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Posted February 25, 2016 at 5:51am by Shalom Levytam

Apple CEO Tim Cook spoke to ABC News' David Muir about why the company is opposing the FBI's demand that it build a backdoor into the iPhone.

The CEO of the tech giant defended Apple's position, saying the security of the public is far too important to risk.

In the interview, Cook said, "Apple has cooperated with the FBI fully in this case. They came to us and asked us for all the information we had on this phone and we gave everything that we had, but this case is not about one phone. This case is about the future. What is at stake here is can the government compel Apple to write software that we believe would make hundreds of millions of customers vulnerable around the world, including the U.S."

When asked if Apple would have to write that system in order to unlock the phone, Cook replied, "Yes, the only way we know would be to write a piece of software that we view as sort of the software equivalent of cancer. We think it's bad news to write, we would never write it, we have never written it and that is what is at stake here."

Take a look at the interview below...

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justabrake - February 27, 2016 at 6:42pm

Where are Tim Cooks liberal friends now ! Apple will be worth half as much in 3 years if he does this.

fernandorinto - February 25, 2016 at 6:21pm

Wait a minute! "The FBI directed the county to reset the iCloud password." I might be wrong on this one but, isn't it the only way to reset the iCloud password in an iPhone is to first enter the password to unlock the phone then go to settings and attempt to change the password from there. Or also, go to iCloud.com and change the password from there. However, you must first know the Apple ID used in the iPhone, which in this case is the terrorist's iPhone, and the only way to know that is to unlock the iPhone and open the settings ???????? If I'm right, that tells me that the government already have all the information that that iPhone has. Then they changed the password to make all this drama and use it as an excuse to force Apple to make a backdoor to all iPhones.. How tricky is that!? Government always has to find a way to violate people's privacy..

1_Net_Usr - February 25, 2016 at 5:54pm

O, I agree with your points, and true,.. People, THINK. If Apple created that one piece of software, it's akin to opening Pandora's box! It won't stop there..

O - February 25, 2016 at 5:45pm

Oh right, so now FBI needs phone to break thru cases? Do you feel safe knowing they are supposes to protect you ?

Shawn - February 25, 2016 at 7:10pm

Yup I do.,

Shawn - February 25, 2016 at 9:31pm

Naw, I think you are actually...

Captain Japan - February 25, 2016 at 10:22am

Skip the backdoor. Just unlock the phone for the FBI. Geez!!

Butterspider - February 25, 2016 at 10:46am

They can't. Its not possible. Thats the whole point.

O - February 25, 2016 at 5:43pm

He cannot. That's the whole point, if he was to unlock this iPhone he'd need to write a code that would allow access to any iPhone in the world because it would happen over Apple's servers, not the phone itself. Think.

O - February 25, 2016 at 8:31am

Well, that took balls.