Apple's 'Warrant-Proof' iPhones Are the 'Wild West' to This Top Prosecutor
- Manhattan's Vance says Silicon Valley must help fight crime
- `Apple and Google are their own sheriffs'
Why Silicon Valley is Worried About Backing Apple
This article is for subscribers only.
Apple Inc. is playing sheriff in a dangerous game with law enforcement, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. said of the company’s fight with the U.S. over an encrypted iPhone used by one of the shooters in the San Bernardino terror attacks.
“This has become the Wild West in technology,” Vance said at a news conference at New York City Police Headquarters with Commissioner William Bratton. “Apple and Google are their own sheriffs and there are no rules.”