Tim Cook, CEO and leader of Apple, has drawn a line in the sand, declaring that his company does not have and ought not create a skeleton key that would give the company access to iPhones. There has been mounting pressure by law enforcement for the giant tech companies to create such a mechanism because smart phones are seen as enabling terrorist plots.
The letter by Tim Cook is as much about marketing and political sabre-rattling as it is about taking a stand. We notice that the company fell just short of making a vow.
