&gt; Then pass a law that bans backdoors like the one Apple has on all its devices, if you think backdoors are not ok<p>That&#x27;s not even on the table.  Congress passes laws and this case is in court.<p>I support Apple in standing up to the DOJ.  They should not be forced to write software that weakens their device&#x27;s security.  The semantics of whether we say a backdoor already exists or not do not matter.  The fact is Apple will have to create something that does not yet exist in order to fulfill this request, and there is a risk that that can get out into the wild.  Nobody understands the risk of that possibility better than Apple.  I stand by them because I feel the time to support them is now.  There may not be a later.  You&#x27;re free to disagree.