People’s privacy is a touchy subject when it comes to personal items. Calls, text messages, social media posts and emails are extremely personal because it is usually between two people and no one else. Information on cell phones is very personal.

Yes, the government should have access to information on a phone. The government would not be demanding to look at it if it was not for some good reason. It could be for public safety or for a person’s safety. Apple should be able to fulfill the government demands to unlock someone phone so they can gain information that they need to know. In 1998 E911 forced phone providers to allow navigational tracking. Leaning toward that there might be a new law will be forced that phones should be able to open up any phone from any company. The government or police being able to get into phones can solve a lot of mysteries. If a girl is murdered and she has no unusual phone calls or messages that can be seen through the company. What if she was on a chat room app that you can only see it when you are on the app logged in as them? Some apps that if you log in on another device that it erases everything that was on the app she could be communicating with someone. The person that killed the girl was on Kik and he was the last person she talked to you can get an idea where to start. People can ask her parents or friends about that person just in case they heard of him. It might step on many people toes but I feel like it would benefit more than hurt people. The information would be just used for them to get information and if they don’t get any they can just leave the phone how it was and not take any information that doesn’t contain any information.

Privacy is important but being able to get into a phone to get information that could help the government keep someone safe or the public safe is more important.