Apple: Company should help the FBI

Tim Cook, Apple CEO, is fighting the FBI request that would allow authorities to read the iPhone belonging to the Sacramento terrorists who killed 14 Americans in cold blood.

While well-intentioned, Cook misses the macro view that U.S. security needs all the help it can get. How fast would he change his mind if it was learned that such a phone contained information on the terrorist placement of a suitcase nuclear device in Cupertino, California (Apple headquarters)?

This story was originally published February 25, 2016 at 11:30 AM with the headline "Apple: Company should help the FBI."