But that's not the argument, and framing it as such is incredibly disingenuous on the part of Obama.
People aren't arguing whether government should have the right to search your phone. They have that right. I support them having that right (when under a lawful order).
The argument is whether manufacturers should be forced to weaken the security of their devices so that law enforcement can break in. In this, there is no difference between the physical and digital realms: we don't require safe manufacturers to build in government skeleton keys either.
People aren't arguing whether government should have the right to search your phone. They have that right. I support them having that right (when under a lawful order).
The argument is whether manufacturers should be forced to weaken the security of their devices so that law enforcement can break in. In this, there is no difference between the physical and digital realms: we don't require safe manufacturers to build in government skeleton keys either.