Donald Trump Urges The Public To Boycott Apple Due To Dispute With FBI
Republican frontrunner and real estate mogul Donald Trump recently called on his supporters to boycott Apple products or any of its services until the Silicon Valley giant agrees with FBI to help create a "backdoor" through which the government could gain access to San Bernardino shooter's 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!" said Trump as he spoke before a crowd in a town hall event in South Carolina before voters went to cast their votes in the primary as quoted by The Guardian.
Trump also made a subsequent tweet reaffirming his boycott plea coming from his iPhone.
Meanwhile, privacy advocates are stepping up efforts in backing up Apple's beef with FBI. As a matter of fact, 30 demonstrations are planned to be held at the company's 30 store locations nationwide.
"People are rallying at Apple stores because what the FBI is demanding here will make all of us less safe, not safer. Their unconstitutional attack on our digital security could put millions of people in danger, so we're giving those people a way to get their voices heard," remarked Evan Greer of the Fight for the Future- an organization that promotes free and open internet system and net neutrality as stated in a news report by the International Business Times.
In another development, new survey data seems to have debunked previous large margins Trump had over his GOP rivals. In a CBS-sponsored poll tracker, earlier data between February 10-12 showed Trump garnering 42% of people voting for him in the primary. But as most recent data comes in, the percentage of likely voters slides down to 36% although the number remains well ahead of the next most preferred candidate with 22%.
