> The FBI went through a lot of trouble to invent cell phones The government has every reason to have us all use as much technology as possible because wheneve

> The FBI went through a lot of trouble to invent cell phones The government has every reason to have us all use as much technology as possible because whenever our life touches technology, it leaves a trace which will eventually be a part of your personal profile. I doubt that the Apple/Google encryption is a serious hurdle to the government. It's very likely that this is just a campaign to make the consumer trust these brands again because huge tech companies live (some maybe forced to live) in a symbiosis with government agencies. If the government doesn't want tech companies to unite and turn against it, which still hasn't happened yet and probably never will, then they must also give them something after/before they take something.