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bb10adopter111 I understand that's their position. My point is that it's never been possible before, and that most people do not understand the implications. There is currently a big legal difference between what is in your mind (ideas) and what you write down (on paper, in computers. etc.). You have a right to retain what's in your mind, but the government can obtain a warrant to search what you wrote down.
Currently, your mobile phone can be searched with a warrant without your consent, just like your house, bank accounts, phone conversations, etc. But, you cannot be compelled to provide the password.
Apple wants to distribute technology that would allow everyone to conceal information that has never been easily concealed on such a scale before, even from legitimate investigations.
I understand the concern about persistent surveillance, and I think it's a legitimate concern, but we also don't want to make it impossible to prosecute a lot of crime that causes real harm, including the trading of insider information, organized crime, terrorism, etc.
What Apple is proposing is a kind of nuclear option that could jeopardize law enforcement's ability to protect us from real criminals.
It's an anarchist solution to an issue that good laws and policy could better address. Corporations, who are not accountable to voters, should not use technology to circumvent the process of political decision-making.
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