02-17-2016, 04:09 PM
(02-17-2016, 02:26 PM)fredtoast Wrote: No, they could not sue Apple for doing something that the government ordered them to do.
At the time Apple made the promise it was correct under the law. They would not be held responsible for the law changing.
That would be true if the law change, as it stands there is nothing illegal about encryption and they were promised full encryption. To surrender the key without a very strong legal opposition to it would be failing to deliver upon the marketed feature. One of the reasons I don't think the order will stand is this very argument, encryption isn't illegal and to provide a back door would be counter intuitive to the thing they are selling. Make it illegal or deal with it.
