The battle between the FBI and Apple has hit the ring officially when it went into a hearing in front of the House Judiciary Committee. The hearing had a few moments that were like a face palm. Bruce Sewell the lead lawyer for Apple even had to show a few of the members of the committee what encryption was all about. He tried doing that however there was a failed attempt when he was trying to switch to paper from the iPad Pro that he owns. A few people suggested that this could have happened due to the auto lock and time out feature, however what left everybody thinking was why the use of Touch ID was not done to get back in.

The discussion that happened in the room was serious and each side put their point across in a rational and calm manner, they are also subjected to questions which are intelligent and probing. Each party put their side across in the best way possible for the argument.

Some of the points put across by the FBI included

∙ Was Apple even allowed to create devices whose environment could not be penetrated easily?

∙ He spoke about the safety concerns considering that the tools which are being used are becoming

less effective.

∙ They addressed the criticism about the fact that the constitution though it is old is still a document

that is good.

∙ It was stated that if the government could have accessed the iPhone without any help they would

have done it.

∙ There have been no suggestions made to balance the law enforcement and privacy.

Apple’s front of the argument consisted of details like

∙ The backdoor can never be done

∙ The tools that were asked to be created would affect any kind of iPhone

∙ If the tool feel in the wrong hands it can be a major concern.

∙ Everybody has something that they would like to hide. This could be any kind of information

∙ If the master key was given to the US Government, then the company would have to give it to

Governments across the world.

∙ Apple‘s help is not really needed by the FBI

∙ It would be a breach to the 1st and 5th Amendments.