I totally agree the US government shouldn&#x27;t compel anyone to weaken security generally. So Apple shouldn&#x27;t be forced to build in a backdoor into products that are released for sale.<p>But this apple request is just exploiting a weakness that already exists. And it would only be doing it on a single phone. And it would be do it pursuant to a legal order by a US court.<p>Also, the US government only has zero credibility in the minds of hardcore activists or extremists. The bulk of the America public trust the FBI to investigate ISIS.