FBI director thinks Apple's data encryption is too secure

Mike Weiner:

The problem, of course, is that if a system like iOS is capable of being breached by an government agency, it is also feasible that an individual with less noble intentions could do the same. When a company like Apple pushes for greater data security, it isn’t doing so to protect criminals, it’s doing so to protect the 99% of its users who aren’t criminals. Whether sacrificing the privacy of those 99% in order to catch the real “bad guys” is worth it will continue to be debated for a long, long time.

There should be no debate. Punishing “everyone” based on the actions of the fringe is a poor class control tactic in elementary school. To do so at the level the FBI is suggesting is simply reprehensible.