Before you get too breathless over this, know that Apple has been unlocking phones for the government, in nearly this exact situation, for a long time now:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.npr.org&#x2F;2016&#x2F;02&#x2F;22&#x2F;467602161&#x2F;the-seeds-of-apples-standoff-with-doj-may-have-been-sown-in-brooklyn" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.npr.org&#x2F;2016&#x2F;02&#x2F;22&#x2F;467602161&#x2F;the-seeds-of-apples-...</a><p>This is an entirely new stance from Apple. Historically, they&#x27;ve been on the other side.