Smartphones are part of our everyday lives; however, currently there is a controversy going on with Apple regarding a creation of “back door” software created to unlock phones. This goes hand in hand with the recent terroristic attack in San Bernardino, California as the FBI requested Apple to unlock the phone of the attacker to unveil potential information regarding the attack or any future attacks. According to USA today, “The FBI and Apple are locked in a legal battle over whether the company should be compelled to write code to unlock the encrypted iPhone of one of the dead terrorists who killed 14 people and wounded more than 20 others in a mass shooting in San Bernardino, Calif. in December.”

The FBI requested that it be “just once” for this particular phone. Nonetheless, the key word “once” does not go over well with Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook, because “once” means all. Tim Cook came out and stated that unlocking this iPhone is “cancer” and it will only lead to other negative things in the world of technology. People rely on their iPhone for financial transactions, health information, and overall personal information.

Although unveiling people’s private information is a concern, there are those who believe privacy should not be an issue at all in this case. Advocates for the FBI believe that Apple should consider the families whose loved ones were victims of the shooting.