March 2, 2016 the basics topic: Security vs. Privacy: Unlocking the Apple iPhone

http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/apple-hires-free-speech-lawyers-in-fbi-iphone-unlocking-battle

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  “Judge denies fed request to force Apple to bypass iPhone passcode” (2/29) (USA Today)
  
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  “Key Republican backs Apple in FBI fight” (2/26) (The Hill)
  
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  “In Debate Over Apple-FBI Dispute, Gates And Zuckerberg Don’t Agree” (2/23) (NPR)
  
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  “For Apple, a Search for Moral High Ground in a Heated Debate” (2/22) (The NY Times)
  
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  “Edward Snowden defends Apple in fight against FBI” (2/17) (CNN Money)
  
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  “Manhattan DA slams Apple” (2/21) (The Hill)
  

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  How does the shooting in San Bernadino connect with unlocking an iPhone?
  
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  Is this a Fourth Amendment (search & seizure issue)?
  
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  Is this a national security issue? Is this a privacy issue?
  
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  Is this a technology issue?
  
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  Is this a conflict between big business and big government?
  
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  Should Apple unlock the iPhone that belonged to the San Bernadino shooters? Why or why not?
  
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  What private information do you have on your personal phone? Is it truly private? Does it matter to you?
  
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  Is there a constitutional right to privacy?
  
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  What arguments is the government presenting?
  
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  What arguments is Apple presenting?
  
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  Is there a middle ground in this controversy? What would it look like? A commission to study the intersection between government and business in the area of technology? Who should decide this conflict? The President and the executive branch (FBI), Congress, the Courts, the people?
  
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  How did Edward Snowden affect the view that the government should not interfere with privacy rights?
  
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  Why is this controversy between Apple and the FBI about more than just one iPhone?
  
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  How has this dispute played out in the 2016 Presidential election? What does it reveal about the policy positions of the candidates?
  
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  What role do mobile devices play in our society? How have the communication options changed the way that law enforcement conducts its surveillance? Changed the way that individuals related to the world?
  
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  Is electronic information a bonus or a threat? Or both?
  
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  What is encryption and how does it inform this controversy?
  
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  Should Apple be concerned that its customers might not purchase a phone if others can unlock it?
  
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  Is a boycott of Apple until it unlocks the San Bernadino iPhone a reasonable way to persuade the company to unlock the phone?
  
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  What is the All Writs Act? Should it be the basis for deciding this conflict in the Courts? Or should this be a legislative decision?
  
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  What does it mean to be a good corporate citizen?
  
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  What precedent about data on personal devices might be established if Apple is forced to devise a code that breaks encryption?
  
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  Would the ability to access private data include investigations into other crimes such as drug selling and immigration violations? Why does the government need this data? Where would government authority stop?
  
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  How do the first and fifth amendments guarantee free speech rights on a user's phone? Can software code be treated as speech?
  
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  What position are other tech companies such as Google taking on the dispute between Apple and the government?
  
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  Can the threat to cyber security be balanced against the threat of terrorist activity? Which is more dangerous?
  
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  Would unlocking the phone lead to cyber attacks?
  

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  “A Message to Our Customers” (2/16) (Apple)
  
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  “Trump calls for iPhone boycott, then tweets from his iPhone” (2/20) (Metro)
  
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  “DOJ Files Motion to Force Apple to Hack iPhone in San Bernadino Case” (2/19) (Wired)
  

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  “Apple cites privacy concerns, resists government access to iPhone” (2/18) (PBS)
  
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  “Teaching Digital Citizenship” (www.teachinctrl.com)
  
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  “Cryptology for Kids” (Purdue.edu)
  

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  “Your Weekend Briefing: Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, iPhone” (see #3) (2/28) (The NY Times)
  
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  “Forget the 1^st Amendment, Apple to plead the 5^th in iPhone crypto case” (2/24) (arstechnica.com)
  

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  “Wyden Defends Apple Against Federal Court” (2/19) (Morning Consult)
  

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  “Vote: Should Apple unlock iPhone for FBI?” (Channel One News)
  

8.26. Examine a controversial event, issue, or problem from more than one perspective.

HS.33. Explain the role of government in various current events.

HS.35. Examine the pluralistic realities of society (e.g., race, poverty, gender, and age), recognizing issues of equity, and evaluating need for change.

HS.59. Demonstrate the skills and dispositions needed to be a critical consumer of information.

HS.60. Analyze an event, issue, problem, or phenomenon form varied or opposing perspectives or points of view.

2. Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.

4. Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone.

6. Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.

7. Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.

8. Delineate and evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, including the validity of the reasoning as well as the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.

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  Unit 5, Lesson 26: How does the Constitution safeguard the right to equal protection of the law?
  

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  Unit 5, Lesson 31: How do the Fourth and Fifth Amendments protect against unreasonable law enforcement procedures?
  
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  Unit 5, Lesson 32: How do the Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth Amendments protect rights within the judicial system?