美国公民自由联盟（ACLU）、电子前沿基金会（EFF）和****组织（Amnesty International）纷纷出面支持苹果公司，此前苹果公司表示将对法官下达的解锁圣贝纳迪诺枪击案凶手之一使用的iPhone的命令提出异议。

美国联邦调查局（FBI）要求获得赛义德·法鲁克（Syed Farook）使用的一部iPhone 5c**，理由是该**可以提供法鲁克及其妻子在去年12月杀害14人之前与谁通信的信息。苹果公司强烈反对这一要求，首席执行官蒂姆•库克（timcook）表示，该公司实际上必须建立一个后门，破坏用户安全和隐私。到目前为止，人权组织明确地站在库克一边。

美国公民自由联盟演讲、隐私和技术项目的工作人员律师亚历克斯·阿布多的声明：

"This is an unprecedented, unwise, and unlawful move by the government. The C***titution does not permit the government to force companies to hack into their customers' devices. Apple is free to offer a phone that stores information securely, and it must remain so if c***umers are to retain any control over their private data.

"The government's request also risks setting a dangerous precedent. If the FBI can force Apple to hack into its customers' devices, then so too can every repressive regime in the rest of the world. Apple deserves praise for standing up for its right to offer secure devices to all of its customers."

****全球问题副主任谢里夫·埃尔萨耶德·阿里的声明：

"Apple is right to fight back in this case: the FBI's request, which would in practice require Apple to rewrite its operating system to weaken security protecti***, would set a very dangerous precedent. Such backdoors undermine everyone's security and threaten our right to privacy. Undermining mobile security not only puts our data at risk of being stolen by criminals, but also threatens privacy and freedom of expression at a time when [it] is a clear lack of checks and balances that prevent[s] authorities from abusing surveillance powers."

EFF声明：

We learned on Tuesday evening that a U.S. federal magistrate judge ordered Apple to backdoor an iPhone that was used by one of the perpetrators of the San Bernardino shootings in December. Apple is fighting the order which would compromise the security of all its users around the world.

We are supporting Apple here because the government is doing more than simply asking for Apple’s assistance. For the first time, the government is requesting Apple write brand new code that eliminates key features of iPhone security—security features that protect us all. Essentially, the government is asking Apple to create a master key so that it can open a single phone. And once that master key is created, we're certain that our government will ask for it again and again, for other phones, and turn this power against any software or device that has the audacity to offer strong security.

The U.S. government wants us to trust that it won't misuse this power. But we can all imagine the myriad ways this new authority could be abused. Even if you trust the U.S. government, once this master key is created, governments around the world will surely demand that Apple undermine the security of their citizens as well.

EFF applauds Apple for standing up for real security and the rights of its customers. We have been fighting to protect encryption, and stop backdoors, for over 20 years. That's why EFF plans to file an amicus brief in support of Apple's position.

美国国安局前承包商爱德华·斯诺登也在推特上表示支持苹果：