[szundi]

US can always pass a bill or have one that enables them to covertly force apple to comply otherwise Tim goes to jail. Easy

[acdha]

You make this sound easy but look at how that worked for NSLs. They got a ton of pushback for that and there’s no way to keep that a secret for very long – especially since things either end up in court or involve foreign governments who won’t share the desire to keep things secret.

[bee_rider]

What do you mean, “can pass a bill?”

On some level the US could also pass a law that says every iPhone user will be summarily executed. That’s how sovereignty works. Is it a realistic concern? Probably not.

[tinus_hn]

Last time they tried that Apple caused a lot of hoopla and made the case go away. Not easy.

[supertrope]

Are you referring to the Pensacola encryption bypass demand or PRISM?

[acchow]

In the US, this is not easy.