Apple has become a hot topic over the last few months with the new releases of the iPhone 6, iOS 8, and plans for the Smartwatch. The company stock has gained a $23 billion increase since the release of the iPhone 6, alone. However, the company has created a program on the new iPhone 6’s that lock out the National Security Agency from accessing the phone owner’s personal files. There is “a six-character alphanumeric passcode with lowercase letters and numbers” (NY Times, 2014) that encrypts emails, photos and phone calls. For the NSA to access these files, the company would have to directly contact the phone owner because Apple has no way of accessing these files. This then causes controversy because this can allow people to “hold themselves beyond the law” (NY Times, 2014). Despite the company’s efforts to protect customer’s privacy, this creates controversy with the law and government because it allows people to essentially hide information. Both law enforcers and the NSA are concerned by this new technology because it stops people from handing over court orders and important information to the courts. Giving people access to this kind of information and technologies would be like having an ad that says, “‘Here’s how to avoid surveillance — even legal surveillance’” (NY Times, 2014).