[mrsmith]

Well don’t feel bad!
Apple told the court it would take a team w/up to 6-8 programmers less than a month for them to do what the FBI wants.
Even assuming a very high-ball estimate that’s a whole lot more information and manpower than you can apply!

It’s not just about judicial precedence. Easy, universal encryption is just going to get more common.
There’s a valid need for it- but how can the courts do their job if more and more evidence is beyond their reach?

[Cyberman]

The simple reality is that the government has access to a cornucopia of information (e.g. who talked to who when and for how long) that was unavailable prior to the modern high-tech era. For them to complain that they don't have access to all the information is just greedy and lazy on their part.