It&#x27;s not just the FBI. If Apple builds an OS update to make that specific iPhone easier to unlock, they&#x27;ll be setting an international precedent for all countries that they do business in. So the Russians, Chinese, Saudis, etc will see it as an option when they want access to a phone that they see as in their national interest to unlock. This could even lead to a phone with US state secrets being cracked for a rival country.