Apple posts public letter in response to FBI iPhone unlock request
Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at 8:52AM 
Apple CEO Tim Cook: "We believe the contents of your iPhone are none of our business.."
The United States government has demanded that Apple take an unprecedented step which threatens the security of our customers. We oppose this order, which has implications far beyond the legal case at hand. - Tim Cook
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
Apple is now involved in a huge dispute with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) over that agency's requests to build a backdoor on the iPhone. The imbroglio is rooted in the FBI's request that Apple unlock an iPhone used in a San Bernandino shooting-related court case. While Apple has often helped the FBI in legally providing data that they have, the company is worried that creating a backdoor on the iPhone's OS sets a dangerous precedent.
Cook's public letter states the following.
"The FBI wants us to make a new version of the iPhone operating system, circumventing several important security features, and install it on an iPhone recovered during the investigation. In the wrong hands, this software — which does not exist today — would have the potential to unlock any iPhone in someone’s physical possession.