Apple rejects order to unlock gunman's phone

[Urben]

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/19/technology/how-tim-cook-became-a-bulwark-for-digital-privacy.html

Moneyquote:

Apple had asked the F.B.I. to issue its application for the tool under seal. But the government made it public, prompting Mr. Cook to go into bunker mode to draft a response, according to people privy to the discussions, who spoke on condition of anonymity. The result was the letter that Mr. Cook signed on Tuesday, where he argued that it set a “dangerous precedent” for a company to be forced to build tools for the government that weaken security.

Nice, so instead of helping the FBI like Apple does with the NSA (Snowden's leaks), they have to react in public. And oh wonder, they said no. Better the FBI asks him in private next time.

Also:

 

[comradekingu]

Some people are gunmen, they have phones. This must mean the government should be able to treat everyones phones as if they were gunmen.

The logic is f-l-a-w-e-d.

And it seems they cant catch a break these days, even one of the victims mothers came out in defence of privacy.

 

[Klumpen]

Some people are gunmen, they have phones. This must mean the government should be able to treat everyones phones as if they were gunmen.

The logic is f-l-a-w-e-d.

And it seems they cant catch a break these days, even one of the victims mothers came out in defence of privacy.

Well, government agencies are naturally composed of control freaks.
Our current government would love to get rid of cash to always be able to see where which money flows (outside of government circles that is of course).
Those people would love to log every action of every human and will do so if the opposition doesn't exist or is sufficiently distracted.