By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
The nation’s largest mobile carrier, Verizon Wireless, is siding with Apple in its fight against the FBI over unlocking an iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino shooters, The Verge reports.
“Verizon is committed to protecting customer privacy and one of the tools for protecting that privacy is encryption,” Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam said.
The CEO said Verizon supports “availability of strong encryption with no back doors.”
McAdam joined Apple’s Tim Cook in calling for Congress to arrive at a resolution so that the case isn’t decided by a single judge.
“The case with Apple presents unique issues that should be addressed by Congress, not on an ad-hoc basis,” McAdam said.
Verizon’s position has surprised some because the company helped the NSA with mass surveillance and bulk data-collection programs.
