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Regarding Apple’s reluctance to help the FBI glean information from a terrorist’s phone, where did/do you stand? The spouse of one of the survivors of the San Bernardino attack has said, “I understand that this software the government wants them to use will be used against millions of other innocent people. I share their fear.” Meanwhile, the National Sheriff’s Association has said that Apple is “putting profit over safety.” Justify your reasoning. If you need more information on this case, read this article from the New York Times, this (long) entry on Wikipedia, or use google to find your own sources.
2. Where (if anywhere) is anonymity appropriate on the Internet?
3. What are some kinds of Web sites that should prohibit anonymity?
4. Broad censorship and surveillance are illegal in the United States [why?], yet American companies (Narus and Cisco, among others) can legally manufacture the software and hardware that make those things possible, and profit significantly from selling their products abroad. Should we consider this to be hypocrisy, or successful capitalism? Provide at least one argument for each. Might this be in US interests by keeping our enemies close?

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Privacy is paramount to every technology company and therefore their imposed encryption software’s that assures their customers of their privacy is something that creates loyal clients thus creating profits.  Timothy D. Cook who is the chief executive of Apple reluctant moves to cooperate with the FBI was a heroic move to preserve the authenticity and policies…

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