Gary Johnson in Breitbart.com press coverage

On Technology: No FBI backdoors to iPhones

We spoke at length about the FBI-Apple encryption dispute, which has occurred in the wake of the San Bernardino terrorist attack. Johnson sided firmly with Apple, citing his concerns that creating backdoor access to all iPhones would pose security and privacy threats: "They're not providing one key to open the door, they're providing a master key that will open all the doors."

He expressed skepticism about the FBI's purported claim that they need Apple's cooperation in order to access a smartphone's internal data. He claimed to be "slain by the fact that the FBI does not have the capability to do this themselves." Since our conversation, the Department of Justice has suggested that the FBI may be closer to cracking into the iPhone without Apple's assistance.

Source: Breitbart.com, "Johnson & Apple encryption", by Tom Ciccotta Mar 23, 2016

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