Apple letter about FBI
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Apple is just covering their asses. If they open this phone, assuming it is possible, then they'll be getting requests every minute to do it. Where is that line drawn?
You can see it in movies "Don't you want to save lives? This guy could be a terrorist with a nuclear bomb! And his gf, and then this guy he talks to over in Europe and this other guy...all connected, we MUST have access!"
Then there's China and other nations that already control information, they'll be demanding access to everything.
I don't know where I fall in agreeing/disagreeing, I see how this will be a slippery slope, there's no avoiding that if the flood gate is opened. On the other hand, saving lives is pretty important, so anything that could provide details would help.
I wonder what would happen if Apple tried to unlock it and accidentally erased all the data.