All I am pointing out is that Apple's word is being taken at face value and given a free pass when it is in the position to potentially be able to access data on their phones and not be found out.
Why should the rest of the world bear the burden of Apple providing shelter for terrorists and criminals even after the fact that a terror attack and a crime has been committed?
Since there is a need someone will crack iPhone security, if it hasn't been done already, even if it is not done by Apple. So rather than be taken by surprise and not know how it was done when someone else does it, the FBI is doing Apple a favor by having them do it themselves.
See previous post on burden/logic of proof.
The rest of the world must bear that burden because they paid for it. They paid for and continue to pay for Apple to create a secure device for them to use and there is no way to guarantee that terrorists or other criminals won't misuse it. The government has also not placed any restrictions on who Apple can sell it to.
Well, Apple has the right to reject the favor. It's not a criminal violation of obstruction of justice or aiding terrorists to reject a favor, is it? LOL
You are missing the point about the lying, I am saying Apple can be lying not that they are lying, simple enough.
Your analogy of the FBI request is completely off. Apple is not saying they will try their best and can't do it, they are saying they won't try and they won't do it, huge difference. Do you know anything about the law or analogies? It's like the parents of a suspect claiming they don't have the key to the suspect's room in their house and they won't even try to help open it.
I'm not missing the point. You are missing the point. They could be lying; they could not be lying, so what? Everybody could be lying or could not be lying. That means absolutely nothing.
Nowhere in my post did I ever say that the parents are doing their best; your mind invented that. My analogy is spot on, because the parents can tell the FBI that they want no part in it (assuming he's over 18). They don't have to try their best; their son is an independent person and his crimes are the responsibility of the FBI to deal with, not his parents. Just like once the iphone leave Apple's factory, what anyone does with it is no longer Apple's responsibility. They can legally tell the FBI that they will do nothing for them, as long as they're not actively helping the criminal get away. Now, if he lives at home, and the FBI has a search warrant for his room, then they should give up the key. If they tell the FBI that only he has the key or that they lost the key, it's the FBI's job to break down the door, NOT to hold the parents responsible for accessing that room. When they said they don't have the key, are they lying? Who knows, but you can't say they're lying unless you have evidence and if you don't have evidence, you assume they are truthful. That's the law, not your version where the parents must scramble to do everything they can to help the FBI or be held accountable for aiding the criminal; they are under no obligation.
