The thing is, Apple made a phone with a backdoor. It has a backdoor already. Unlocked by apples software signing keys. If Apple wants to continue to do that, but wants to mostly respect their customers&#x27; privacy, they need to create a facility to unlock it selectively upon seeing a warrant. It really isn&#x27;t that hard to do, since they can make firmware updates that only work on specific devices. It can and probably will be argues that this is exactly like wire tapping, where it is up to the telecom to actually demand a warrant before giving the gov access.<p>It would be neat if the supreme Court would say this is unconstitutional on some ground, because that would seem to apply to other forms of wiretapping. They aren&#x27;t fundamentally different. I&#x27;m sure the first time the gov asked a company to help them install wire taps, it seemed like a big deal.<p>I think some people are being intellectually dishonest when they say a backdoor can&#x27;t be created without sacrificing security for everyone else. It can be done such that your privacy on an iPhone is just as good after a backdoor is created as it was before. Which is to say, not perfect because Apple had the key either way. If you want real security use a good passcode and keep it in your head.