With Citizens United recognizing the free speech rights of corporations and a court ruling, later overturned, that computer code is a form of speech, Apple may relay on free speech rights in refusing to unlock the encrypted iPhone of one of the San Bernardino terrorists. In anticipation of upcoming court dates, Apple has retained two First Amendment lawyers. (Reuters, February 19, 2016, by David Ingram and Dan Levine)
Apple is concerned that if they complied with the government’s court order to install security flaws in its iPhone software operating system, it would allow criminals to enter Apple systems or provide oppressive governments with the opportunity to demand the same access provided the U.S. government which they would use in subjugating their citizenry. (Electronic Frontier Foundation, February 20, 2016, by Shahid Buttar)