The Case Facts
What event triggered the FBI’s request to Apple?
What is the San Bernardino terrorist attack?
What core brand value did Apple argue was at risk?
What is user privacy?
What was the FBI’s primary argument for needing access?
What is national security?
What intangible asset did Apple fear losing?
What is customer trust?
What feature wipes an iPhone after too many failed passcode attempts?
What is auto‑erase?
What type of device did the FBI want Apple to unlock?
What is an iPhone 5C?
Apple claimed that creating a backdoor would set what dangerous global precedent?
What is enabling other governments to demand access?
The FBI argued this was a “one‑time” request. Apple disagreed. What concept does this relate to?
What is precedent?
What ethical dilemma pits individual rights against collective security?
What is privacy vs. safety?
What term describes a tool that bypasses security protections?
What is a backdoor?
What law did the government invoke to compel Apple’s assistance?
What is the All Writs Act of 1789?
Apple argued that weakening one phone weakens what?
What is the security of all iPhones?
The government claimed Apple already had the technical ability to do what?
What is unlock the phone?
Apple’s decision could influence global norms. What is this phenomenon called?
What is regulatory spillover?
Why can’t Apple simply “extract the data” without creating new software?
What is hardware‑based encryption?
What specific technical change did the FBI want Apple to create?
What is a custom iOS that disables passcode protections?
What term describes the risk that a tool built “for one case” could be stolen or misused?
What is systemic or operational risk?
What legal principle allows courts to compel third parties to assist investigations?
What is the All Writs Act authority?
What leadership challenge arises when laws lag behind technology?
What is corporate responsibility in policymaking?
What security principle states that weakening encryption for one weakens it for all?
What is the universality of cryptographic risk?
Why couldn’t the FBI simply guess the passcode themselves?
What is the auto‑erase and rate‑limit security features?
Apple framed the issue as a conflict between privacy and what?
What is public safety?
The FBI argued that Apple’s refusal could hinder what broader societal goal?
What is preventing future attacks?
What ethical framework would prioritize preventing harm even if privacy is compromised?
What is utilitarianism?
What is the term for the exponential increase in risk once a vulnerability exists?
What is systemic vulnerability amplification?