kent909

Hate to be cynical here but I don't think a day goes by that I don't hear someone say how busy they are. We are so busy with our own lives that millions of us cannot find the time to vote in major elections. The amount of time we need to be spending to resist this gradual loss of liberty and freedom is more that we will provide for. We are on a slippery slope and gaining speed everyday. I feel sad for  my granddaughter who is going to is going to grow up in a world that looks nothing like what it should. Today America will speak and it will say we want Trump and Hillary. Let the chaos begin. Gotta run I have a busy day ahead of me making money.

e350coupe said:

Formal those apple supporters answer this. Would you continue to allow all terrorists, organized criminals, hitmen, and drug dealers to do business with absolute certainty, that because they are using apple products that they cannot be detected regardless what attempts are legally made by law enforcement through the courts. We are not saying that at whim law enforcement would have to write an order detailing their reasons for invading such privacy, but they would have to take this order to a judge and convince this person who in most cases are elected by the general public and convince this judge of their reasons and if this person agree's then and only then they would get permission. Stop the fear mongering, your comments are utter exaggeration and no one has even implied any such thing, the government is by the people and for the people. If you don't like the government then you have every right to attempt to change it, but suggesting the above is absolutely ridiculous.

The iPhone did not exist on 9/11. So why did law enforcement not stop that? Those terrorists were not able to hide behind iPhone encryption. If you think Apple should comply then why don't you call your Senator or Congressperson and ask them to pass a law that removes all debate about what Apple should have to do. "Government by the people and for the people." Arn't you cute.

anantksundaram said:

How does this guy say this with a straight face? Isn't there some enforceable law against lying to Congress?

He is not lying. He really believes what he is saying. Trust me when I say they cannot help themselves. There are parts of their brain that just do not function. It is a disability not a choice.

It would be interesting to talk to the families of people who have been killed by terrorist acts and ask them, would you feel better if your loved one had been killed by someone robbing them for their money?  Would you feel better if it had been an auto accident? Is there a different way that they could have been killed that would make you feel better? Is the way really have anything to with how much it hurts? My point is 99% of the people who die from violence is not from the actions of a terrorist. We need to stop losing our liberty in the name if stopping terrorism.

I find it interesting how we can have so many people posting responses to things that are not based in fact. We do not know what the FBI is really asking Apple to do. The FBI tells the media a story, not the truth but a story. Apple has discussions with it's lawyers and says what they have to say in response. Those responses are in the context of the threat of breaking certain laws if they tell the world what is really happening. The media reports the two lies and off the blogosphere goes giving a response to what is not the truth. We know from a technology standpoint that the phone could be opened by Apple or a number of "hackers". Why does the FBI just find someone to do that? Because that is not what they want. They do care about the contents of this one phone. If they did they would find someone to hack the phone. If the FBI is really only asking for the data off this phone why would Apple be talking about back doors and all the potential implications of that. Look at the behavior not the story. All Bill Gates has done is shown that he also has turned into a sniveling little fear ridden bug, all because some people crashed planes into the trade center, and our government tells us everyday it could happen again and they could be crashing into your head any minute. It certainly seems like we have a better chance of being killed by a person with a bunch of guns going into a school or a theater. We say kill terrorists at any cost but don't talk about taking guns away from crazy people. That is just un American. So everyone just keep telling yourself the story you want to believe and that satisfies your irrational fears and gets you through the day. But don't kid yourselves. This is not about the data on one phone.