This just isn&#x27;t true.  You can&#x27;t, on one hand, claim the NSA has everyone&#x27;s data, and on the other hand claim Apple has a legitimate case against the FBI -- if the NSA had that data, they&#x27;d share it with the FBI, and Apple would be tilting at windmills.<p>Edit: A lot of speculation and guesses in the replies here.  If anyone&#x27;s got actual evidence that the NSA &quot;has data on everyone&quot; or &quot;wouldn&#x27;t share their intel with the FBI&quot;, please post it.  Otherwise, why make the claim?<p>If you all <i>really</i> think the NSA can simply magic their way into an encrypted system, then why even bother?  You&#x27;re flying in the face of <i>every</i> security expert&#x27;s opinion on the matter.  No one with expertise in this area is going to agree that the NSA has data collection ongoing for every person in the US, that&#x27;s patently absurd.  The Snowden leaks showed us what they&#x27;re capable of, and while it was substantial, it wasn&#x27;t universal.  Not by a long shot, and especially not after so many fixes were made as a result of those leaks.