Apple have been very active in their fight against jailbreak tools, claiming that it’s their responsibility to protect the privacy of their users. According to Apple, iOS is designed with a specific set of security measures in mind and jailbreaking the operating system compromises its integrity, leaving it open to attacks.
We’ve already seen an example of this when a jailbreak tool was distributed with malicious software that targeted iOS devices, causing a lot of controversy for a brief period.
On the other hand, the recent incident with the San Bernardino shooter was a clear example of Apple’s security practices working as intended, and it instilled a lot of confidence in the company.
Even though it was recently announced that the FBI have managed to break into the shooter’s iPhone without Apple’s help in the end, the main point for many people was Apple’s open defiance of court orders to unlock the phone.
In a time when many tech giants are being accused of working closely with the NSA – and allegedly doing it voluntarily in some cases – it’s certainly a good sign for many users to see a company standing up for their rights. Thankfully, the FBI were not able to set their legal precedent this time – and if Apple want to prevent this from happening in the future, they would sadly have to keep fighting against jailbreak developers as well, whether they like the public responses to that or not.