Generalul in rezerva Michael Hayden a condus atat NSA, cat si CIA in calitate de director, iar intr-un interviu acordat publicatiei americane USA Today a afirmat ca Apple are dreptate cand sustine ca implementarea unei portite de acces in iOS este periculoasa.
Desi in cazul San Bernadino Michael Hayden sustine pozitia FBI de a cere deblocare acelui iPhone, ca si regula generala el spune ca sistemele de operare pentru terminale mobile sau calculatoare nu ar trebui sa aiba portite de acces care sa permita accesarea datelor de catre agentiile guvernamentale.
Hayden afirma ca directorul FBI si-ar dori ca datele tuturor dispozitivelor electronice sa poata fi accesate usor de catre agentia pe care o conduce, insa acest lucru ar afecta securitatea americanilor nu doar din SUA, ci si din diverse alte zone de pe glob.
In this specific case, I’m trending toward the government, but I’ve got to tell you in general I oppose the government’s effort, personified by FBI Director Jim Comey. Jim would like a back door available to American law enforcement in all devices globally. And, frankly, I think on balance that actually harms American safety and security, even though it might make Jim’s job a bit easier in some specific circumstances.
Desi a recunoscut ca si-ar fi dorit ca in vremea in care a condus NSA sa aiba chei de decriptare pentru orice sisteme de operare, Michael Hayden recunoaste faptul ca existenta acestor sisteme le-ar permite oricaror hackeri sa acceseze datele utilizatorilor, separat de agentiile guvernamentale.
When you step back and look at the whole question of American security and safety writ large, we are a safer, more secure nation without back doors. a lot of other people would take advantage of it.
Mergand mai departe Michael Hayden sustine ca nu exista o rezolvare usoara pentru intreaga problema si ca este greu de gasit un echilibru intre securitatea unei natiuni si cea a indivizilor, iar aceasta lupta dintre Apple si FBI cu siguranta nu usureaza munca agentiilor guvernamentale de securitate.
What we’re trying to do here is what free people and this free people have done since the inception of the republic, which is to balance two things, both of which are virtues: our security and our privacy. There are no permanent answers to that. We debate them continuously based on the totality of circumstances in which we find ourselves. The point I make to our countrymen: This is not a struggle between the forces of light and the forces of darkness. This is a good people, trying to find the right balance.
Suportul, chiar si partial, oferit de catre Michael Hayden pentru Apple demonstreaza faptul ca nu tot ceea ce cere FBI este chiar atat de oportun si va fi interesant de vazut cum va privi in final guvernul american problema.