[renlo]

Would you support a feature that made your car report you to the authorities every time you drove over the speed limit? Or, would you support listening devices installed in your car, with specific filters in place, which only report you to the authorities if you, say, threaten to kill the president? If the above sounds creepy or invasive (which they do to me), then Apple's actions should seem creepy or invasive to you as well.

Also, many laws are routinely broken by convention. If you drive in the US for example you will see that the speed limit, by convention, is most often the minimum acceptable speed, with a 10-15 mph buffer; ie, a speed limit of 65 means the majority of cars will drive at 65-75 mph. Also, laws are routinely added but rarely removed.