Re: To my mind...
I think we've got to have some respect for the court here. After all, we comply with the law for a reason. If we don't like the laws, we're free to protest them.
After all, if the courts were that corrupt, then the spy agencies wouldn't have tried their damnedest to circumvent them. If I've shot and killed loads of people and might have links to terrorist organisations, then I'd be laughing if corporates shielded my contacts to prevent investigations.
On the other hand, I'm relying on the courts to say, "This is an average Joe/Jill, there's no reason to suspect them of doing anything wrong, so fishing for stuff is wrong." and deny the decryption/access request.
If Apple doesn't support the court, then there is a very serious risk here that the governments might actually ban encryption and screw everyone. If Apple (and others) play ball in the extreme circumstances then the government hasn't got anything to complain about when the rest of us stick to our encryption guns.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
