I&#x27;m sorry I gave you the impression I hate Apple, thats certainly not what I intended.<p>One of the implicit ideas underlying Apple&#x27;s arguments is that they are more trustworthy than the government.<p>But theres a lot of evidence that they are not as strong on privacy as they should be.  Casting Apple, and private industry in general as privacy heros does a disservice to those very valid concerns.<p>Heres an article from earlier this month:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;money&#x2F;2016&#x2F;feb&#x2F;05&#x2F;error-53-apple-iphone-software-update-handset-worthless-third-party-repair" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;money&#x2F;2016&#x2F;feb&#x2F;05&#x2F;error-53-apple-...</a>
<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.forbes.com&#x2F;sites&#x2F;gordonkelly&#x2F;2015&#x2F;09&#x2F;16&#x2F;apple-releases-ios-9&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.forbes.com&#x2F;sites&#x2F;gordonkelly&#x2F;2015&#x2F;09&#x2F;16&#x2F;apple-rel...</a>