FBI Director — "What If Apple Engineers are Kidnapped and Forced to Write (Exploit) Code?"

What If Apple Engineers are Kidnapped and Forced to Write (Exploit) Code?



Exactly this was what FBI Director James Comey asked in the congressional hearing on Tuesday.



The House Judiciary Committee hearing on "The Encryption Tightrope: Balancing Americans' Security and Privacy" over the ongoing battle between Apple and the FBI ended up being full of drama.



The key to the dispute is

Police Can't Force You To Unlock Your Phone, It violates Fifth Amendment Rights

Can the Cops can make you unlock your iPhone?



..."NO"



According to a recent Federal Court’s ruling, it is not okay for police to force suspects to unlock their phones with a passcode.



And, doing so would be a violation of your Fifth Amendment Rights in the US Constitution.



The ruling came as the conclusion of a case, where Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) accused Bonan