Cybersecurity
Digital Rights Groups Join Apple’s iPhone Fight With FBI
- Access Now, Wickr Foundation cite concern about human rights
- Tech superpowers expected to weigh in as court deadline looms
Why 35 Tech Firms Are Backing Apple in Encryption Debate
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Apple Inc.’s fight against a judge’s order to unlock the iPhone of a dead terrorist drew support from a trio of advocacy groups that say the case sets a dangerous precedent for privacy.
Access Now and Wickr Foundation, which advocate for digital rights, sought permission Wednesday to submit friend-of-the-court filings, saying they’re concerned about “the impact that the intentional weakening of digital security would have on global human rights.” Separately, the American Civil Liberties Union weighed in to say that the government’s effort to compel Apple to help its investigation raises important “constitutional questions regarding the limits of law enforcement authority.”