[marron]

This protects Apple from being forced by some other government to provide the same back door. If FBI, or Chinese government spooks, can break the code, fine. But China can’t force Apple to provide the back door as a condition of sale.

Well, they could still, I suppose. We’ll see. But for sure if they created the back door, China could certainly demand it, and so could every other government with a market big enough to matter.

[vette6387]

“China could certainly demand it”

How about Apple telling China that it will move it’s production for Apple products out of China?

[ctdonath2]

“China can’t force Apple to provide the back door as a condition of sale.”

To the contrary, indications are China forced Apple to prove there WASN’T a back door.

[publius911]

Very lame reasoning.
I'd rather Israel have the solution than the politically exploited FBI, CIA, NSA, IRS, etc.

Although I may never own an iPhone, I am rooting for Apple.