If Apple Can Create A Backdoor To The iPhone, Could Someone Else?

On February 16, U.S. Magistrate Judge Sheri Pym issued an order compelling Apple to assist the government in bypassing the security features of an iPhone 5C that belonged to one of the perpetrators of the December 2015 San Bernardino attack. Apple quickly responded with a lengthy statement from CEO Tim Cook calling the order a "dangerous precedent." It "would be wrong," asserted Cook, "for the government to force us to build a backdoor into our products. And ultimately, we fear that this demand would undermine the very freedoms and liberty our government is meant to protect."