Tech giants unite to support Apple in encryption fight with US

Technology industry leaders, including Alphabet Inc.'s Google, AT&T, Facebook Inc., and Microsoft Corporation submitted legal briefs urging a federal judge to support Apple Inc. which has been engaged in an encryption dispute with the US government. The entire Silicon Valley is opposing an order asking Apple to design a new software and implement other measures to enable access to an iPhone used by a San Bernardino shooter, saying it would compromise privacy and security. Apple argued such an order would lead to a risky precedent and jeopardize user security. Its industry allies filed amicus briefs to US District Judge Sheri Pym in Riverside, California to make their case. On the other hand, relatives of California shooting victims gave their own brief opposing the iPhone maker.


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