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Apple Rejects Government Order
(VOA Learning English, February, 2016)
http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/apple-rejects-order-farook-iphone/3197095.html
Apple says it will fight the U.S. government about sharing information from the iPhone used by a shooter in a
deadly attack in California.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation, or FBI, wants Apple to help agents get information from a phone that is
locked.
Apple head Tim Cook says the company will not assist the FBI. He says to do so could damage encryption for
millions of other users.
Cook's statement was posted early Wednesday on the company's website. It could start a legal dispute
between the federal government and the U.S. information technology industry.
A U.S. judge ordered Apple to help the FBI break into an iPhone belonging to Syed Farook. Farook was one of
the shooters in the December 2 attack that killed 14 people.
Farook and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, died in a gun battle with police.
The judge’s ruling requires Apple to help the FBI break into Farook's work iPhone. The iPhone has a selfdestruct feature. The feature destroys iPhone data after several unsuccessful attempts at a password. The FBI
wants to be able to try unlimited combinations of passwords until it finds the right one.
President Barack Obama has called for stronger encryption to keep the Internet safe for users.
Cook described the ruling as an example of government overreach. He called for public discussion. He said
Apple wants “people around the country to understand what is at stake."
He argued that the order could lead to a key “capable of opening hundreds of millions of (iPhone) locks."
Federal prosecutors told the judge that they cannot access Farook's work phone because they do not know
his password. Under U.S. law, a work phone is generally the property of a person's employer. The judge told
Apple on Tuesday to estimate how much it would cost to break into the phone.
Apple has provided encryption on its iPhones since 2014. Only the user can access the data through a
password.
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The judge’s order requires that the software Apple provides be programmed to work only on Farook's phone.
The order gives Apple five days to notify the court if it believes the ruling is unreasonable.
Kevin Bankston is director of the digital rights group Open Technology Institute at New America. He said the
ruling could make people suspicious that the government might secretly place malware on their devices or
software.
Investigators think Farook’s phone may tell who communicated with Farook and his wife, and where they
traveled. The police are interested in an 18-minute period after the attack when they did not know the location
of the suspects. Farook was not carrying his work iPhone during the attack. It was discovered in a search.
The phone was programmed to destroy data after 10 straight unsuccessful unlocking attempts.
I’m Caty Weaver.
Vocabulary
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A shooter
deadly attack
to get information
locked
will not assist
to do so
to break into an Iphone
belonging to
a gun battle
a self-destruct feature
the right one
unsuccessfulattempts at a password
government overreach
at stake
locks
Through a password
The ruling
Suspicious
Devices
The location
A search
un tireur
une attaque meurtrière
obtenir des informations
verrouillé
n’aidera pas
faire ainsi, faire de la sorte
obtenir accès en cassant la sécurité, entrer par effraction
appartenant à
une fusillade
une fonctionnalité d’auto-destruction
le bon
des tentatives infructueuses à trouver le mot de passe
un dépassement des droits par le gouvernement
en jeu
une serrure (“une sécurité” dans le contexte)
par moyen d’un mot de passe
la décision
soupçonneux, méfiants
des appareils
l’emplacement, la position géographique, où se trouvent
unefouille
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Apple Rejects Government Order
(VOA Learning English, February, 2016)
Exercise: fill in the blanks with the correct words
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation, or FBI, wants Apple to help agents get information from a phone that is
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Apple head Tim Cook says the company will not a
the FBI. He says to d s
could damage encryption
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(faire ainsi)
for millions of other users.
Cook's statement was posted early Wednesday on the company's website. It could start a legal dispute
between the federal government and the U.S. information technology industry.
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an iPhone b
t Syed Farook. Farook was one of
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the shooters in the December 2 attack that killed 14 people.
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with police.
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The judge’s ruling requires Apple to help the FBI break into Farook's work iPhone. The iPhone has a s
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. The feature destroys iPhone data after several unsuccessful a________ at a password. The
(fonctionnalité d’auto-destruction)
(tentative)
FBI wants to be able to try unlimited combinations of passwords until it finds the right one.
President Barack Obama has called for stronger encryption to keep the Internet safe for users.
Cook described the ruling as an example of government overreach. He called for public discussion. He said
Apple wants “people around the country to understand what is a s
."
(en jeu)
He argued that the order could lead to a key “capable of opening hundreds of millions of (iPhone) locks."
Federal prosecutors told the judge that they cannot access Farook's work phone because they do not know
his password. Under U.S. law, a work phone is generally the property of a person's employer. The judge told
Apple on Tuesday to estimate how much it would cost to break into the phone.
Apple has provided encryption on its iPhones since 2014. Only the user can access the data through a
password.
The judge’s order requires that the software Apple provides be programmed to work only on Farook's phone.
The order gives Apple five days to notify the court if it believes the ruling is unreasonable.
Kevin Bankston is director of the digital rights group Open Technology Institute at New America. He said the
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could make people suspicious that the government might secretly place malware on their d
or
(décision)
(appareils)
software.
Investigators think Farook’s phone may tell who communicated with Farook and his wife, and where they
traveled. The police are interested in an 18-minute period after the attack when they did not know the
l
of the suspects. Farook was not carrying his work iPhone during the attack. It was discovered in a
(emplacement)
s
.
(fouille)
The phone was programmed to destroy data after 10 straight unsuccessful unlocking attempts.
I’m Caty Weaver.