Apple opposes gov order to unlock iPhone

[Benton]

(02-19-2016, 05:15 PM)JustWinBaby Wrote: But is that the same as a right to compel a company to provide a backdoor, a method which potentially comprises the security and privacy of other users?

Does the govt need a master key to everyone's door for the purpose of entering one specific house, or should the govt be burdened with finding another way?

(02-19-2016, 05:22 PM)SteelCitySouth Wrote: I don't think you could find presedence for a warrant providing the police with the ability to force a person to manufacture a key to someone else's house.

Agreed. And I've said in this thread I don't think they can make a company do that. But I've also said — based on their response — that Apple already has that ability, they just don't want that to be public.