Depending on how it was done, they might still have to go through Apple.<p>But China&#x2F;Iran&#x2F;Russia&#x2F;whereever could say: &quot;You did it for the FBI, so you need to do it for us, too.&quot;<p>And the FBI could say: &quot;You did it in that last case, so you need to do it in these other cases too.&quot;<p>And every local podunk sheriff in any jurisdiction could do the same thing, and there would be no end to Apple having to fight these things or do this work.<p>Not to mention that its customers would start getting harmed in countries where leaks of your private information can lead to your death.