So, in case you didn't know, Apple refuses to cooperate with the FBI in their efforts to decrypt an iPhone that belonged to one of the terrorists responsible for San Bernardino massacre, because of the possible risks involving the acquaintance of such technology (a mechanism to eliminate the data protection password in iDevices).
In my honest opinion, the FBI never gained the trust it thinks it deserves, and the possibilities of finding valuable intel on that phone are little to none. Potentially risking privacy is, in this case, worthless.
So #offtopic, which is your position in the subject.
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It is a very interesting situation. I believe we need to terminate acts of terrorism with extreme prejudice but to go and force a private company to made a product that could expose many more people and companies to threats doesn't seem like a good idea. If the government wants to make something they need to use their own resources, not force others to do their bidding.