[Buckeye McFrog]

Are Apple execs prepared to go to jail the day some judge finds them in contempt?

I highly, highly doubt it.

[mmichaels1970]

Are Apple execs prepared to go to jail the day some judge finds them in contempt?

If that were the case and what Apple claims is true, they'd HAVE to go to jail. They are claiming their encryption is linked to the passcode, so without knowing the user's passcode, they can't decrypt the data.

It would be like demanding a credit card number from an online vendor. They simply don't have the credit card number, only an encrypted transaction that authorized them payment. They can't provide the government with something they don't have.

[circlecity]

"Are Apple execs prepared to go to jail the day some judge finds them in contempt?"

Contempt for what? If they don't have the ability to get into any specific unit then it's not contempt not to do so. Is there a law the requires them to leave a back door entry to their OS?

[MrEdd]

Might try reading the article before posting.
(Not that I always do)