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Who will be held responsible if the FBI loses?

That's a good photo of him. You can see both of his faces.

anantksundaram said:

It's truly dispiriting when significant branches of our government -- which we'd like to believe is one of the best in the world -- become a bunch of thugs and liars.

What is even more dispiriting, is that so many people not only acquiesce but support the dilution and elimination of their constitutional rights by those liars.

cali said:

Morons who support the FBI think this ONE iPhone will be the only one onlocked and then forgotten, locked away into the history books.

NO. The FBI and others will continually ask Apple to open iPhones like a kid constantly asking his parents to open a candy wrapper for them.

I think if Apple gives them their way they can at least set up a small office for these opertions and ask for a 100 million dollar fee for every unlocked iPhone. Let's see if it's worth it to them and provide an extra revenue stream.

Oh, all right, just one phone and those other nine, but after that no more.  I really mean it.

But seriously, I agree with your suggestion that Apple should receive a fee.  Comey has publicly stated that he thinks Apple's stance is motivated by wanting to protect their business model.  That statement acknowledges that by having to create the backdoor iOS, Apple's business will be damaged.  In my opinion, the "takings" clause of the 5th Amendment is applicable in this circumstance.  "…nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation."

mobius said:

The FBI will not accept his gracious offer because that is not part of 'their plan'. They want a precedent to be set so that they can gain access to encrypted data whenever they want.

This offer is calling their bluff.  If they decline the offer, their claim that they only want to decrypt one phone will be confirmed to be a lie (as if anyone believed them anyway).