The Good Guys' Case For Cellphone Security And Encryption

The Good Guys' Case For Cellphone Security And Encryption Enlarge this image iStockphoto iStockphoto Apple and the U.S. government are in a legal clash over Apple's refusal to comply with a court order to help the FBI crack the passcode on an iPhone used by San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook. "Because the 'bad guys' want your data," says Bruce Schneier, a fellow at Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet and Society. In settings, make sure that your phone says data protection is enabled — this means your passcode works. "Protecting yourself against leaks today is not just about what happens today, it's also about protecting yourself from what happens tomorrow," says Daniel Kahn Gillmor, technology fellow at the American Civil Liberties Union, adding that encryption can help protect people with religious or political views that make them subject to prejudice.