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robauto18 said:

I guess, my PHD aside, I'm just one of the unwashed public but the Apple response is very very disappointing.  Apple needs to come up with a solution  -- and there is always a solution.  Here is what I wrote, admittedly an emotional argument, to Tim Cook.  

"Dear Mr. Cook:  You really need to find a solution to how to provide FBI access to the terrorist iPhone.  You are a smart man in a smart company and can surely find an answer better than your resounding “NO” to the FBI.  Obviously someone will crack your codes eventually but that’s besides the point.  The US needs this information NOW to save lives.  You are effectively aiding terrorists.   Chinese labor practices were  bad enough but this — unforgivable.  Apple’s image is being irreversibly damaged in my opinion and this will probably be the beginning of the end of your leadership there and indeed Apple’s great popularity.   I and my students  have been devoted Apple users  40 years but now I will be rethinking my future purchases."  NO is not an acceptable response and it's Apples responsibility to help in my opinion.

Sadly

hmlongco said:

Bdoober said:

First, it is actively obstructing justice and obstructing the investigation of a mass murder. 

A court has the authority to issue a warrant for the contents of my safe. And while they can't force me to open it, they can, in fact, hire someone to do so.

What they do not have the authority to do is go to the company that produced the safe and REQUIRE them to create a device that lets the court open my safe after they find out that they can't do it by themselves. 

That's judicial overreach by the court, and that's what Apple is protesting. The slippery-slope arguments are after the fact (though no less "real" because of it).

Though the government claims otherwise, everyone pretty much understands that the "We only want it once for this one phone. Honest!" claim by the FBI exists solely to set a precedent. Should Apple cave, the government will apply the same criteria to the next case. And the next. And the next.

As will the governments of China, India, Saudi Arabia, and everyplace else Apple sells iPhones. Terrorist? Murderer? Pedophile? Homosexual? Dissident? Member of an opposing political party? So sorry, but we need to search your phone.

slprescott said:

The big concern is around "Just this one time" claims.  Even if the govt is sincere in those claims now, whenever the next security incident / attack happens it'll be irresistible to re-open that door: "Well... just ONE more time."  Access to info is like a drug: the first hit gets you hooked, then you keep coming back for another fix.

nolamacguy said:

the haters on MacRumors (and they're almost all haters) are going nuts on this, nearly 100 posts already as prove that the new Apple sucks. they forget that the old Apple had hardware problems too, and that there are 1000x more users now. sigh.