IF this becomes a court issue and Apple loses then what? I think Apple expects and wants to lose.
Any one expecting such security and privacy within the warranty of those phones could possibley file suit agains Apple if their private data was acquired by (whoever), even a government agency.
If that happens, I THINK the defense of a “COURT RULING” could protect Apple.
In the same way, if you have a new battery installed, you can’t sue the garage if the starter motor dies three weeks later. If a court ruled you could, you either could not get a battery and/or the price would triple or more, merely in an action of self-protection.
True... if there is still more acting in this Kabuki theater to go, Trump has gone off half cocked.