Apple is refusing a court order to to help the FBI bypass a security feature on one of the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone.
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At a CNN town hall in South Carolina on Wednesday, Ben Carson said Apple will need to get over their distrust of government in the face of terror threats.
A judge ordered Apple on Tuesday to turn over software that would allow the FBI to get around the security features of the cell phone belonging to Syed Farook. The FBI has been unable to access the phone's encrypted data. Apple has said they will not comply with the order, citing concerns over privacy and the threat of hacking.
"I think that Apple, and probably a lot of other people, don't necessarily trust the government these days," Carson said. "And there's probably very good reason for people not trust the government. But we're going to have to get over that because right now we're faced with tremendous threats, and individuals, radical jihadists, that want to destroy us. And we're going to have to weigh these things, one against the other."
Carson said he believed a public-private partnership was needed to address cyber security threats.
"I believe that what we need is a public-private partnership when it comes to all of these technical things and cyber security because we're all at risk in a very significant way," Carson said. "So it's going to be a matter of people learning to trust each other, which means Apple needs to sit down with trustworthy members of the government, and that may have to wait until the next election, I don't know, but we'll see."
Earlier on Wednesday, Donald Trump said Apple should comply with the court order and open up the attacker's iPhone.
LINK: Donald Trump: Apple Should Open Up San Bernardino Shooter's iPhone
LINK: Apple Says It Will Fight Order To Break Encryption On San Bernardino Shooter's iPhone
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