Obama compares San Bernardino Islamic Terrorist Hoax And IPhone Privacy To Americans Having Swiss Bank Accounts?

Obama compares San Bernardino Islamic Terrorist Hoax And  IPhone Privacy To Americans Having Swiss Bank Accounts?

http://www.pri.org/stories/2016-03-11/obama-cant-talk-about-apple-vs-fbi-now-we-know-where-he-stands

President Barack Obama, the first US president to speak at the annual South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, spent the majority of his time trying to recruit the audience of tech entrepreneurs and enthusiasts to help government improve and work better through technology. But clearly on the minds of many here was the case between Apple and the FBI and whether the tech company should open up a back door in an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters. While not addressing specifics, Obama offered his thoughts about the larger privacy vs. security debate and it's clear where he stands — and that's with the FBI. While Obama acknowledged he couldn't speak specifically about the Apple-FBI case, he said if government has no way into a smartphone, “then everyone is walking around with a Swiss bank account in your pocket," he said.

President Barack Obama, the first US president to speak at the annual South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, spent the majority of his time trying to recruit the audience of tech entrepreneurs and enthusiasts to help government improve and work better through technology.

But clearly on the minds of many here was the case between Apple and the FBI and whether the tech company should open up a back door in an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters. While not addressing specifics, Obama offered his thoughts about the larger privacy vs. security debate and it's clear where he stands — and that's with the FBI.

While Obama acknowledged he couldn't speak specifically about the Apple-FBI case, he said if government has no way into a smartphone, “then everyone is walking around with a Swiss bank account in your pocket," he said.