Balancing Privacy and National Security: The Dilemma Faced by Pineapple Phones

Today. cell phones can store countless pages of text, thousands of photos. and hundreds of videos. Such data can remain on a mobile phone for years. With the advent of the ‘cloud,” much of the data viewable on a mobile phone is stored on a remote server. You are the CEO of Pineapple Phones, the top-selling mobile phone. One of your phones, the Pineapple Express 4.0. was involved in a terrorist attack. The FBI and law enforcement want Pineapple Phones’ assistance in unlocking the phone to assist in the investigation. Discussion Prompt Should police be able to force individuals to unlock their phones? Or does this practice violate the Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination? What should you, as CEO of Pineapple Phones, do? What are the consequences of your decision?