Pew research indicates that Americans side with FBI in Apple debate

As Apple and the FBI continue digging in to the controversy over unlocking an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino terrorist attack suspects, the American public, according to research from the Pew Research Center, is leaning more towards the FBI with 51 per cent of people surveyed indicating that they feel Apple should unlock the smartphone, while 38 per cent feel Apple should stand firm and not unlock the device.

The data also indicates that both Democrats (55 per cent) and Republicans (56 per cent) surveyed are virtually even in their opinion that the Cupertino, California-based company should unlock the phone to help aid the FBI’s investigation. Independents, those who don’t necessarily identify with a single party, have different perspectives with 58 per cent of Republican-leaning independents believing that the company should unlock the phone and 55 per cent of independents who lean more towards the Democratic party siding with Apple in the debate.