Thursday Apple filed a motion to go against the Federal Bureau of Investigation's order to help them unlock an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters. In the document, Apple stated many reasons why it shouldn't help the government.
One of these is that doing so would violate its First Amendment rights. Wayne Giampietro, a lawyer and longtime member of the First Amendment Lawyer's Association said that "Apple is absolutely on solid ground with its argument.There are a lot of cases saying that the government cannot compel private people to say things." Apple filing contains a statement from its manager of user privacy who compares coding to many other things.
Eric says ""There are a number of ways to write code to accomplish a given task, some more efficient and more elegant than other.Moreover, writing software is an iterative, revision intensive, and mentally challenging task, just like writing essays, whitepapers, memos and even poems.The main issue here is there are serious privacy and safety implications. The ruling on this case is very important because it sets a precedent for many to come if Apple has to create code for the Government.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/02/26/we-asked-a-first-amendment-lawyer-if-apple-code-is-speech-argument-hold-water-heres-what-he-said/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/02/26/we-asked-a-first-amendment-lawyer-if-apple-code-is-speech-argument-hold-water-heres-what-he-said/
Pasquale's blog is very informative on this touchy and controversial matter. He gives great quotes that back his opinion greatly. He thoroughly explains the first amendment and how it relates to the case between the FBi and Apple.
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