[Cryptography] Hope Apple Fights This!

[Allen]

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>     7. To the extent that Apple believes that compliance with this Order
>     would be unreasonably burdensome, it may make an application to this
>     Court for relief within five business days of receipt of Order.
>

The worst case would probably be:

1. Apple makes all sorts of "unreasonably burdensome" arguments.
2. The arguments are rejected and Apple is forced to hack the phone.
3. The burdens never appear, making it look like Apple cried wolf.
4. Public sentiment turns in favor of requiring backdoors, since no
downsides were seen when they were claimed.
5. Congress passes a law requiring backdoors.

IMO, given that this model iPhone lacks the technological protections to
prevent hacking, Apple should just quietly comply with the order, and save
its fight for technological protections, not legal protections.
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