Or put it another way, pretend Apple runs a storage facility.  The FBI wants access to a particular storage locker, but Apple is refusing to cut the padlock on the door.  Very few people would argue that Apple is justified in that situation.  I&#x27;m personally not sure why digital privacy shouldn&#x27;t follow the same laws as physical privacy.<p>By Apple giving itself the ability to unlock the phone (through a new firmware push) they now have to justify why they shouldn&#x27;t use that ability.  If Apple never had that ability, they could simply say &quot;It isn&#x27;t possible&quot; and could never (legitimately) be accused of obstruction of justice.  Apple put itself in this position.