Except it’s not irrelevant. In the end it’s the public that’s affected. The public includes the judge and other legal related personnel.

The government doesn’t like fucking you over just once.

Ask the Ferguson Police Department how well attitude worked out for them.

“which is where this belongs”

What a naive interpretation...

Are you a dunce? Public opinion shapes the law and the lawmakers. Public opinion has everything to do with this.

Yes, and they probably will. But the problem is that this sets legal precedent, so this “one time only” will become: “any time we need/want”. Even if everytime a different build for the tool is needed, this gives the Gov the legal precedent to ask for this any time they want. And soon enough they will just ask for a…

It’s not about unlocking the phone, it’s about removing the timing between entries and removing the 10 wrong answer wipe. The DOJ will do the hacking once those are removed.

The concept of a law, and it’s interpretation and implementation are very different things. That’s why laws are constantly subject to interpretation by enforcement and then the judiciary.

The problem is not doing so for this one phone. The problem is that accepting this order from a Judge sets LEGAL PRECEDENT. From this to “give us a backdoor to all iPhones (or any other brand, that’s the thing with legal precedent)“ is just a very little step.

Because any security exploit they know about, they’ve closed, as is their job. If they put a new one in for the DOJ, which is what the DOJ wants here, how long do you think it would take for someone else to find it? Not to mention how long do you think it would take before the DOJ or other government alphabet soup…

Because it sets precedence. The whole legal system is about “if it applies to one situation it applies to all..” which is why when someone wins a case under one ruling, that ruling sets the boundaries of another.

If Apple does it once, they are pretty much giving up all iphones.. the government doesn’t do the whole…

Because the Feds want a tool they can use to bypass all that and use it whenever they feel necessary. Which is always in any case, and also in non-cases because fuck everyone’s privacy.

Of course public opinion is relevant. Especially if the DOJ is asking for something that the law is unclear on or is outright sketchy. As a publicly traded company who’s reputation with it’s users is a big part of it’s success, Apple is potentially quite vulnerable to public opinion.

Contempt of court for protecting the privacy of his users? You’ve got some strange definitions there. I’m not an Apple user, but I applaud their stance on this. The government will continue to overreach as long as we let it.

It also reveals the strength of encryption used, the DOJs lawyers lack of technical knowledge, and lack of foresight in regards to the consequences.

It’s astounding how people interpret the LAW versus how they FEEL about a matter

Troll harder

Nothing.

The fact that the DOJ is pushing so hard on this shows their level of desperation to pass it through before the general public understands exactly what it is that they want. I’ve seen numerous people act like Apple just has a wire they plug in and bam the phone is unlocked- only to then wonder why Apple hates America.…