&gt; It&#x27;s unclear if you&#x27;re trolling, but assuming you&#x27;re not, the analogy doesn&#x27;t work because digital things and physical things behave in fundamentally different ways.<p>I&#x27;m not trolling at all. Genuine question.<p>Assuming what Apple said in the open letter is true:<p>&gt; Specifically, the FBI wants us to make a new version of the iPhone operating system, circumventing several important security features, and install it on an iPhone recovered during the investigation. In the wrong hands, this software — which does not exist today — would have the potential to unlock any iPhone in someone’s physical possession.<p>Is like ask the Company to create a tool&#x2F;masterkey able to open &quot;just that safe&quot;.<p>I well know that in software you can make the OS to auto destroy itself (TTL) etc... but still imagine that after they get the OS they will copy it and start reverse engineering it.<p>If we want to force the example is like when they 3D Printed the TSA&#x27;s master luggage key from ... a picture: (<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.wired.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;09&#x2F;lockpickers-3-d-print-tsa-luggage-keys-leaked-photos&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.wired.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;09&#x2F;lockpickers-3-d-print-tsa-lugga...</a>)