The article title (and some parts of the article) argues that tech companies are being hypocritical by opposing the FBI since they still gathering your data.<p>This is a silly concern that is easily dispelled.<p>The cost of a company mishandling my data is much greater than the government mishandling it.  If there is a data breach within a company, there is a huge chance that users will flee to a competing service if there is one available.  No such recourse is available for citizens if there is a data breach within government.<p>While I believe strongly in the power of our vote and voice, we can&#x27;t solve FBI data breaches by voting in new congressmen.  Hypothetically speaking, if the FBI had a database of all our SSNs and home addresses and they were stolen, then no elected official would be held responsible.<p>So, I see no problem in &quot;Apple&#x27;s tech allies&quot; opposing the FBI and still making money from ad revenue.  The largest tech companies are more secure than the government.  I would still like tech companies to give me services that are <i>more</i> secure, however they are infinitely more knowledgeable about technology than our government.