Exactly. So why are we asking Apple to do something which Obama rebuked China for doing last year? [1]
> If more than 50% of the population wants the phone to be cracked it should be done
This isn't up to the public, it's up to the courts, who've been asked by the DOJ to consider the issue.
The public only comes into play around election time when there's a chance to vote in a new President. And, it's likely this decision will be made before Obama leaves office.
> Law is formed by the wishes of majority
No.. Law is created by elected officials who are tasked with studying the law more closely than the general public
I can't imagine a country where 80% of the population is against abortion, and it still would be legal. In some indirect way law reflects what a population wants. Even the constitution can be changed with enough votes in parlement (at least in The Netherlands, US I don't know).
So the question is still open, is there any legal ground in what the FBI is asking from Apple?
And if there is, should the cooperate? And what would be the alternative, leave America?
Exactly. So why are we asking Apple to do something which Obama rebuked China for doing last year? [1]
> If more than 50% of the population wants the phone to be cracked it should be done
This isn't up to the public, it's up to the courts, who've been asked by the DOJ to consider the issue.
The public only comes into play around election time when there's a chance to vote in a new President. And, it's likely this decision will be made before Obama leaves office.
> Law is formed by the wishes of majority
No.. Law is created by elected officials who are tasked with studying the law more closely than the general public
[1] http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-obama-china-idUSKBN0LY...