The government wants to access the private data on your phone. Apple says NO!

Apple has published an open letter it's customers in response to the US government's attempts to access user's private information.

Apple CEO Tim Cook explains basically, that while they have the ability to do this, they will not. Apple, with it's end-to-end control over their operation environment, has also held security as one of their top priorities. Apple devices are some of the most secure devices around.

For many years, we have used encryption to protect our customers’ personal data because we believe it’s the only way to keep their information safe. We have even put that data out of our own reach, because we believe the contents of your iPhone are none of our business.

So, while Apple has gladly cooperated with law enforcement agencies when asked to help solve acts of terrorism, they will not allow the FBI to rewrite a new operation system that would circumvent several important security features.

The letter goes on to make several meaningful points about precedence and how one small change could snowball into something far worse, and Apple is not having it.

Good job Apple, for sticking to rights of privacy!

To read the whole letter, follow this link:

https://www.apple.com/customer-letter/