Apple posts public letter in response to FBI iPhone unlock request

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.

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Introducing Jaguar’s fastest production car yet

The Jaguar F-Type isn’t a new sports car but it now has a special version that’s touted as the fastest production car the company has introduced—the Jaguar F-Type SVR. It’s also the first Jaguar car to carry the SVR badge, which is named after the Jaguar Land Rover Special Vehicle Operations group (the team behind the project). It’s powered by a 5-liter V8 engine that produces 575 horsepower. It has improved aerodynamics, an even more badass-sounding exhaust system, new suspension, and other options like a carbon fiber roof panel and carbon ceramic brakes to make it run just a bit faster.

How fast is it at the moment? It reaches a top speed of 200mph for the coupe and 0-60 in just 3.5 seconds. It’s priced around US$126,000 (around $174,000) and it’s up for order in the U.S. already with deliveries expected at the beginning of the summer.

Source: The Verge