It&#x27;s not this particular case that has Apple and others up in arms. It&#x27;s the bone chilling precedent that the government can compel Apple to create software to compromise their own encryption protections.<p>The FBI directed the custodians of the device to reset the password in order to bring about this situation. Why would they do that? Because they want the precedent.<p>IANAL, but by that action alone the FBI&#x27;s request should be dismissed with prejudice. Besides, most of the data they are seeking can be obtained by other means (such as phone carriers) as Apple points out in it&#x27;s filing.