Let's say Apple is forced to bake a back door into their devices.
Criminals and people who care about privacy will use their own encryption tech (they probably do anyway) and life goes on for them.
Eventually the govt's backdoor is abused or cracked. The people grow fretful. A truly secure device from somewhere outside the US gains market traction. The US tech industry's shrieks gather volume.
The govt realises the game is up and allows Apple devices to be secured again.
This issue is not one that demands that anyone fall on their sword. Even if the govt gets its way, no-one will be killed or even harmed. Eventually the natural order of things will be restored.
> Let's say Apple is forced to bake a back door into their devices.
Why would another government allow the selling of a device with a know (not just suspected) backdoor for the US government? Sounds like a great opportunity to boost local companies.
I would expect some serious repercussions on foreign market sales.
Let's say Apple is forced to bake a back door into their devices.
Criminals and people who care about privacy will use their own encryption tech (they probably do anyway) and life goes on for them.
Eventually the govt's backdoor is abused or cracked. The people grow fretful. A truly secure device from somewhere outside the US gains market traction. The US tech industry's shrieks gather volume.
The govt realises the game is up and allows Apple devices to be secured again.
This issue is not one that demands that anyone fall on their sword. Even if the govt gets its way, no-one will be killed or even harmed. Eventually the natural order of things will be restored.