David Reinertson

One more thing..

If Apple complies with the order, they will be creating a security hole, and violating the privacy rights of people all over the world. The proposed hack involves a new OS install. Remember that Apple iPhones install OS upgrades remotely.

Even if they only do it once, never do it again, even if they wipe the hacking computers and use benzodiazepines to cause antegrade amnesia in the coders, the European Union will not believe them. A promise from US authorities won't mean much, when we are obligated to keep secret surveillance secret anyway.

A security hole is a hole, even it the hacker promises never to use it. Apple will be in violation of EU privacy law.

Apple's response, I assume, would be to close this security hole in the next version of the iPhone, if possible. Make it impossible to load a new OS which can bypass hardware security.

Criminals, terrorists, and democrats in tyrannical regimes all over the world will, in the meantime, have to figure out how to adapt to the Apple betrayal. Either a more secure phone, more secure apps, or better manual security features.