That’s actually not how warrants work at all. A constitutionally valid warrant requires laying out in specificity the objects or areas to be searched. Without those very specific details, the warrant is unconstitutional on its face.

Pretty sure (read, 100%) you’re using words that you don’t understand. While there may be a 1st Amendment issue (but I really don’t believe there is, and neither does Apple), it is CERTAINLY not prior restraint.

Obviously the law will need to change to adapt to new technology (as it always has). But it’s simply ridiculous to believe that something should be beyond the reach of the government when they have literally every single right to the information. It goes directly against the Constitution.

Maybe it makes you feel less safe (debatable) but removing that chain certainly doesn’t mean you’ve created a new house.

You actually do vote for sheriff and DA. At least in literally every place I’ve ever seen.

Well, see, I think Apple, and consequently the public, have framed the issue in a very pro-Apple light.

I’m not part of the system. I’m privately employed. I’m part of the legal system in that I am one of the vast minority of people in this country who has the knowledge and experience to actually understand the laws and founding documents of this country.

So then move to Africa if you really don’t believe the government works. I’ll tell you, you might notice some differences between the US and Africa. We tend to have fairly maintained roads (or roads at all). Generally, most everyone has plumbing and electricity (or if they don’t here, it’s more by choice, not by…

You’d almost have to go to a special school and train for years to even get a clear picture.

Sinking a ship and possible killing people or creating an ecological disaster are a bit different than decrypting iPhone data, don’t you think?

Why is it “when?” Is Apple’s source code in the wild now? Because, I can tell you, it isn’t. So, why would that suddenly change. Do you think iOS source code, as it is right now, has no value?

Nothing’s certain until there’s a case on point. But, it’s definitely not burdensome on Apple to remove some code from the OS. I’ve done some Android custom ROM development. It’s probably the work of a few hours at most. Anything more and that’s just Apple trying to weasel out of it. They’re certainly not going to say…

Except, if the order isn’t stayed, it doesn’t matter and you have to comply.

That’s not a back door. That’s brute force. Brute force is anything but a back door. Brute force is a battering ram on your front door.

It’s almost like there’s a huge segment of the population who has no idea what the founding document of this country and surrounding case law actual say.

No, but they did address warrant requirements pretty damn well in the Constitution.

By removing code from an existing OS you mean. And also, you’re forgetting that only Apple would have the code for that OS. So, if it got out in the wild, only Apple would be to blame. It’d also only work to allow brute forcing of passwords. It would also only work for as long as the OS wasn’t updated by Apple.

Interlocutory appeals at the federal level are the exception, not the rule. They basically don’t exist except in very narrowly defined circumstances. So, in effect, they’re non-existent.

Yeah, by the constitution. The constitution allows judges to interpret the laws. So, that’s my point. The judges interpret laws. If congress hasn’t legislated, and the right was created by the courts, then the courts are the proper arbiter of that right.

You understand how your position has absolutely no bearing on the discussion, right? Not a single person is saying (in regard to FBI v. Apple) there needs to be a universal backdoor. No one is asking Apple for their digital keys. No one.