Apple to tell judge in California case: Congress must decide

An Associated Press article about the fight between Apple Inc. and the FBI over accessing a locked and encrypted iPhone, which Apple wants to be presented before by Congress rather than decided by the courts, quotes Mark Bartholomew, professor of law and an expert in cyberlaw, who said Apple may have a compelling case arguing that it would be unfair to force it to make its devices less secure. “When you're requiring a private entity not just to unlock something, or not just to show you something, but to actually change their design – then you start getting into different grounds,” he said. “It makes the stakes higher. It makes us, I think, more sympathetic to what Apple is arguing for. It seems more violative of Apple's independence.” The article appeared in news outlets throughout the nation, including The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, New York Times, CBS News, ABC News and PBS.

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http://www.wsj.com/articles/APb530366225a64c4bbc6c67c258f3e5ff?cb=logged0.21340618037326942

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/apple-congress-not-courts-must-decide/2016/02/24/f76aece8-dad8-11e5-8210-f0bd8de915f6_story.html

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/02/24/us/politics/ap-us-apple-encryption.html      

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/apple-wants-san-bernardino-iphone-hack-debate-settled-by-congress-ap/

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/victims-terror-attack-support-efforts-hack-iphone-37128890

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/apple-to-tell-judge-congress-must-decide-california-case/