Our nation is growing more and more concerned. There is more crime, more terror attacks than ever before. Using technology can help us prevent these and find incriminating evidence. Phones are an excellent source for this. However, many phone companies have rules to restrict government access to phones.

Not only do I think that companies like Apple should allow the government to unlock phones, but they have an obligation to share this kind of information. They should only be allowed to do this, however, if it is a matter of national security.

They should only be permitted access to phones they think are suspicious. Either they suspect that person of wrongdoing, found it at a crime scene, confiscated it, whatever. They need access to phones in these cases as doing so could save lives.

In short, the government should only be allowed to unlock the phones of convicts or suspicious individuals, not the everyday average Joe. And honestly, if you have nothing to hide from the police on your phone, then there’s nothing to worry about with them trying to unlock it. Refusing to comply could easily be construed as an admission of guilt, after all…

And if Apple doesn’t want to give the government the ability to unlock phones, than Apple should be more diligent and share suspicious information with the government. Working together, they could create a wireless security/surveillance system. I know it may be unpopular with the people, but spying on us through our phones may just keep us safe.

I don’t believe a new law is on the way, however, regarding phone tracking. Everyone understands why the phones can be tracked; why they need to be tracked. Not only can it save you if you get lost or stranded, it can help the police find people they suspect of committing a crime.

After events like the NSA leak and this current situation, it seems phone security and the government’s rights to phone information are going to become hot topics.