&gt;The government absolutely should not be trusted. That&#x27;s why Apple shouldn&#x27;t give them a skeleton key to get into any phone, just the legally compelled access for this specific phone.<p>You are still trusting that the legally compelled access is all good and valid, ignoring rubber stamping by courts.  Allowing access to this phone due to a court order, when combined with a history of abuse by the courts, is as good as any other skeleton key.