A NSL is a subpoena, meaning an order to produce information. In these cases Apple does not have the information being sought because it is encrypted on the phones and they don&#x27;t have the key.<p>The government is trying to use a dubious legal tactic to force Apple to create a hacking tool that does not exist. It&#x27;s not an order to produce information, it&#x27;s an order to do forced work.