The technology industry in the United States has made significant steps in the past few decades. There has been several developments that have proved to be important in the business world and in taking the country’s development to a new level. Additionally, the technology industry has also seen developments that have eased the cost of doing business in the United States and the rest of the world. Businesses run using high technology that reduces the cost and create an easy way to operate.
Article summary
The New York Times article by Farhad Manjoo on Apple’s stance on privacy of information further highlights the improvement in the industry. According to the article, there is a conflict between Apple Inc. and the law enforcement agencies in the United States on the grounds of unlocking a suspect’s iPhone to get evidence. The article highlights the Apple’s stance on allowing access to information even if the phone was used by a terrorist. The author shows the negative effects of the rigidity in the IOS systems (Manjoo, 2016).
The battle in court to see the law enforcing agency, the FBI, gain access to the suspect’s iPhone 5C, saw Apple Inc. loose the case thus forced to provide the passcode. However, even though Apple lost its case against the security agency, in the long run Apple plans to alter the security models of the future iPhones in such a way that the Apple engineers will not be able to crack the systems when compelled by the law. As a result, the article shows that the solution acquired by the law enforcing agencies is only in the short term basis (Manjoo, 2016).
The article has shown the concerns raised by the law enforcement agency in gaining access to a suspected terrorist’s mobile phone. Apple’s denial to grant access at first is a sign of their respect to client’s confidentiality and security of information at large. The technology industry requires such firewalls that provide protection to information and details about people, companies or events.
Analysis
The basic issue covered by the article is about personal information security. Apple ensured that its products are protected from hackers in such a way that any person who uses the product can lose the information. The economics of mechanisms principle shows the important of information security in the current world. The case of Apple Inc. denial of access to information to the law enforcing agencies in the United States was due to the need to provide protection to its client’s information (Manjoo, 2016).
The case under discussion by the article shows that there will be a significant step in the technology industry in the world. The ability of Apple Inc. to create products that even the engineers from Apple will not be able to crack shows the step taken towards securing information. Whether information is incriminating or not, security is very important. In businesses, information security leads to confidentiality of information and availability. Whenever clients find that their information is not sufficiently secured, they are likely to lose trust on a business. As a result, a business might experience losses due to that mistrust and unavailability of information. The step taken by Apple is thus vital to the technology industry in the United States towards providing information security to the people, institutions, private businesses and companies.
References;
Manjoo, F. (2016). Apple’s Stance Highlights a More Confrontational Tech Industry. Nytimes.com. Retrieved 27 March 2016, from http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/18/technology/apples-stance-highlights-a-more-confrontational-tech-industry.html?_r=0
