We wont agree on this topic clearly. However the difference is this can impact a billion people. Weakening security for the sake of a handful of individuals puts the rest of us at risk of breach, potentially worse. That is not something I am willing to trade, for the mislead belief that it will keep us safe at night.
The government needs to do their job, namely compromise the devices, keep their mouth shut, and invest in good ole fashioned humint, and sigint collection improvements.
“Weakening security for the sake of a handful of individuals puts the rest of us at risk of breach, potentially worse.”
The 4th amendment protects innumerable people every day in courtrooms. The process for changing the Constitution is in place. You are arguing against the Constitution, not me. If you wish to make a legal reform that Justice Scalia considered the cornerstone of our entire system of law, a mechanism to obtain the truth, then knock yourself out. Free people have the right to obtain information from people during discovery, and the police have a right to look at any pertinent information through the legal process and others they believe have wronged victims whether they have an iPhone or not.
I don’t believe how many people misunderstand the importance of the 4th amendment. But, the Constitution is a remarkable document. If you wish to suspend your right to obtain valuable information, try and get it changed. You will be very, very sorry. The number of crimes that will be committed large and small will rise dramatically and there will be no control device for discovery in the pursuit of liars, thieves and yes...mass murderers. If that is your idea of freedom, you can get it. Or, just move to some third world shit hole that doesn’t live by the rule of law and bribery rules the court.
It’s also interesting to note that what the FBI asked for, and what the court ordered, isn’t that Apple unlock the phone for the FBI, but that Apple make it possible for the FBI to keep trying to figure out the passcode without the phone reaching the self-destruct point.