Journal Article

Constructing Norms for Global Cybersecurity

Finnemore, Martha, Hollis, Duncan B.

2016

نظرة عامة

On February 16, 2016, a U.S. court ordered Apple to circumvent the security features of an iPhone 5C used by one of the terrorists who committed the San Bernardino shootings. Apple refused. It argued that breaking encryption for one phone could not be done without undermining the security of encryption more generally. It made a public appeal for “everyone to step back and consider the implications” of having a “back door” key to unlock any phone—which governments (and others) could deploy to track users or access their data. The U.S. government eventually withdrew its suit after the F.B.I. hired an outside party to access the phone. But the incident sparked a wide-ranging debate over the appropriate standards of behavior for companies like Apple and for their customers in constructing and using information and communication technologies (ICTs). That debate, in turn, is part of a much larger conversation. Essential as the Internet is, “rules of the road” for cyberspace are often unclear and have become the focus of serious conflicts.

• الناشر: Cambridge University Press,American Society of International Law
• موضوع: Analysis / Communications technology / Computer law / COMPUTER SECURITY / Cybersecurity / Cyberspace / Data security / Entrepreneurs / Information technology / International cooperation / INTERNATIONAL LAW / Internet / Internet crime / Internet security / Laws, regulations and rules / Normativity / Norms / Persuasion / Priorities / Safety and security measures / Social norms / SOCIOLOGY / Stakeholder / Stakeholders / States / Treaties