I will trust Apple over the government on computer security matters any day of the week.<p>Even better, when Snowden buys a smartphone, we&#x27;ll know which one is truly securable by the user.<p>From an above commenter,<p>&quot;Handing over the key is worse than being compelled to use it; that&#x27;s perpetual compelled speech, where the government would be able to declare software trusted-by-Apple forever. Eroding public trust in digital signatures is an attack on the entire 21-century economy.&quot;