Plausible. However, they already have admitted to NSA intercepts[0](which inconveniently show how completely ineffective mass surveillance is). What's more pla

Plausible. However, they already have admitted to NSA intercepts[0](which inconveniently show how completely ineffective mass surveillance is). What's more plausible is that this is a CYA operation. The FBI fucked up, and let San Bernardino's Health Department change the password on a health department issued device. They got locked out, and fucked up the chain of custody. [0] http://www.npr.org/2015/12/09/459099478/investigators-say-san-bernardino-shooters-were-radicalized-years-before-attack http://www.npr.org/2015/12/09/459099478/investigators-say-sa... [1] http://www.buzzfeed.com/johnpaczkowski/apple-terrorists-appleid-passcode-changed-in-government-cust#.cuywX69QW http://www.buzzfeed.com/johnpaczkowski/apple-terrorists-appl...