Donald Trump Calls On Boycott Of Apple Products

Ever since Apple came forward and publicly refused to comply with the court’s orders to unlock the iPhone belonging to one of the terrorists of the San Bernardino shootings, many tech companies and the public have come forward in support of the Cupertino company, a rare instance of solidarity considering that on any other day, you would have your pick of Apple critics.

However (and somewhat unsurprisingly) it looks like if anyone isn’t a fan of Apple’s stance against the privacy and security of its customers, it is none other than presidential candidate Donald Trump, who told his supporters at a rally that they should boycott Apple’s products unless the company does what the court says.

According to Trump, “First of all, Apple ought to give the security for that phone. What I think you ought to do is boycott Apple until such time as they give that security number. How do you like that? I just thought of that.” He later tweeted and threatened to stop using his iPhone and turn to Samsung if the company does not comply.

His tweet reads, “I use both iPhone & Samsung. If Apple doesn’t give info to authorities on the terrorists I’ll only be using Samsung until they give info.”

Tyler Lee
Categories: Apple, Cellphones
Tags: iPhone, Legal, Privacy, Security