The key issue here is that this is a 5c, which doesn't have the secure enclave. If Apple complies, then this means that there is now a precedent of any IOS devi

The key issue here is that this is a 5c, which doesn't have the secure enclave. If Apple complies, then this means that there is now a precedent of any IOS device without the enclave to be potentially "cracked" by the authorities with Apple's help. What I don't quite understand is - how does this affect newer devices, will Apple be legally obligated to build a backdoor to circumvent the enclave from here on (if Apple complies, that is)? (But even the idea of older generation devices being "fair game" for the government (any government - if it was done for US, it's now possible in any country Apple operates in) is creepy). Also - what can possibly be on that phone that isn't available elsewhere? Phone records exist at phone companies, social network stuff can be obtained from the facebooks and googles, if they were using watsap - well that's not something Apple could decrypt anyhow... I'm leaning towards the opinion that Tim Cook was right to make such a big deal out of it, even if it's a 5c.