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mendax [soylentnews.org] writes:

The New York Times is reporting [nytimes.com] that:

Apple on Thursday filed its formal opposition to the federal court order requiring it to help law enforcement officials break into an iPhone, setting the stage for more legal wrangling in a case that has pitted the world’s most valuable company against the United States government.

No surprise there. But what's interesting about its filing is the reasoning used:

Apple added that the order had broad implications that would “inflict significant harm — to civil liberties, society and national security — and would preempt decisions that should be left to the will of the people through laws passed by Congress and signed by the president.” The company said the court order not only was at odds with existing law, but also violated the company’s First and Fifth Amendment rights. [emphasis added]

National security? I wonder what their argument is. I couldn't find their filing on Pacer, however.

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