Apple and the Department of Justice are locked in a bitter legal battle that's headed to Capitol Hill.
Apple has resisted every demand that the federal government has issued them that would require them to allow access to iPhones of Syed Farook, a suspect in the San Bernardino shooting.
Activists and techies have been quick to side with Apple, saying that what the government is demanding is indicative of a slippery slope. Apple CEO Tim Cook went as far as to say that this would mean that the government would be violating the very civil liberties that it is supposed to protect.
Others say that Apple has a legal obligation to do everything possible in this investigation. The FBI says that this is as ordinary as any other lead in a case that they would have to follow up on and that the company is standing in the way of that.
What side of the issue do you stand on? Do you think that the legal precedent dictates Apple must comply? Or is the law so antiquated that it necessitates revision in this time of new technology?
Guest:
Shahid Buttar, Director of Grassroots advocacy at the Electronic Frontier Foundation
Susan Hennessey, fellow in national security in governance at the Brookings Institution and a former attorney in the Office of General Counsel of the National Security Agency; she also is managing editor of the LawFare Blog, which focuses on national security issues