Electronic Frontier Foundation—EFF filed amicus brief supporting Apple's refusal to create iPhone backdoor for FBI in San Bernardino case
In 2016, the EFF filed an amicus brief supporting Apple in its legal battle with the FBI over the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone. The FBI sought a court order to compel Apple to create a tool to bypass iPhone encryption. EFF argued this would set a dangerous precedent for government-mandated backdoors in consumer technology.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Encryption & Privacy | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| User Privacy | +toward | secondary | +0.50 |
| Overall incident score = | +0.885 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (critical ×2) × confidence (0.59)
Evidence (1 signal)
Confirms Legal Action Mar 3, 2016 verified
EFF filed amicus brief in Apple v. FBI case supporting encryption
EFF filed an amicus brief supporting Apple's refusal to create a backdoor tool for the FBI in the San Bernardino case, arguing it would set a dangerous precedent for government-mandated backdoors.