"Specifically, the FBI wants us to make a new version of the iPhone operating system, circumventing several important security features, and install it on an iPhone recovered during the investigation. In the wrong hands, this software — which does not exist today — would have the potential to unlock any iPhone in someone’s physical possession."
Apple's argument isn't about a deluge of one-off court orders creating a slippery slope to reducing security. Apple is claiming that complying with just this one request would make Apple's other iPhone users significantly less secure. There would be a piece of software, signed by Apple, that could potentially be used to unlock any iPhone you have in your physical possession.
"Specifically, the FBI wants us to make a new version of the iPhone operating system, circumventing several important security features, and install it on an iPhone recovered during the investigation. In the wrong hands, this software — which does not exist today — would have the potential to unlock any iPhone in someone’s physical possession."
Apple's argument isn't about a deluge of one-off court orders creating a slippery slope to reducing security. Apple is claiming that complying with just this one request would make Apple's other iPhone users significantly less secure. There would be a piece of software, signed by Apple, that could potentially be used to unlock any iPhone you have in your physical possession.