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by jrcii 3745 days ago
> It's certainly not working for the echo chamber of HN

True. I would also go a bit further and say it doesn't appear to be working with the House Judiciary Committee. I watched all five and a half hours of the inquiry and overall, the committee including the chairman seemed strongly on Apple's side. There were only 2-3 dissenting positions in favor of the FBI.

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By "working" I meant the latest poll has 47% in support of Apple and 42% in support of the DOJ [1]. That is better than the previous poll which was 51% in favor of DOJ and 38% for Apple [2].

The original poll was biased in favor of the DOJ, since it only framed the question as, "should Apple unlock the phone or not". So it is hard to know if public favor has truly shifted.

Regardless, you're all correct that we need to continue educating each other about this. Find public figures and inform them. 42% is a lot of people who do not understand the issue and implications of what the DOJ is asking.

[1] http://www.dailydot.com/politics/apple-iphone-doj-fbi-wall-s...

[2] http://www.people-press.org/2016/02/22/more-support-for-just...

Really important point as this gets to the supreme court.