not likely
4th amendment
plus
13th amendment
plus 5th and 14th amendments
and Apple has the resources (and business purpose) to refuse
Faith, hope, and charity begin at home. It is imperative that critical information, especially concerning the war on Terrorism, should be everybody’s business.
I also believe in peoples individual right to privacy, and believe that both needs can be met. As with all corporations, certain levels of secrecy are in place for product protection, and in the case of government contracts, national security concerns. I do not think the Government needs to know HOW to get the information, but I do think that if they need it, Apple should supply it, provided they do it INHOUSE, and then return the phone, and the information for that specific phone, upon a court order.
Failure to do what they can to support the safety and security of the United States, and its people, is unacceptable.
IMO, those on the left will fight against this until it affects them very personally, then quickly change opinions. I see this happen very often.
IMO it is a mistake on Apples, or for that matter ANY manufacturer to create and sell, in America, any database, that cannot be accessed in an emergency, and again IMO should not be able to sell, or have imported into the USA any product that creates a security problem.