Here's a fun little piece of speculation from today's New York Times. Excerpt:
For all the steps Apple has taken to encrypt customers’ communications and its rhetoric around customer privacy, security experts said the company was still doing less than many competitors to seal up its systems from hackers. And when hackers do find flaws in Apple’s code, they have little incentive to turn them over to the company for fixing.
I do hope that this comes up on the Tek. The Marx Brothers routine just writes itself:
Govt: Break open this phone for us, because we can't hack it.
Apple: No, unlike Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and Twitter, we care about users. And if we break the phone open, it could make us all vulnerable to hackers.
Hackers: Hiyo, FBI! We can get you into the phone, no problem.
Govt: Cool, thanks. But why didn't you go to Apple?
Hackers: Because unlike Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and Twitter, they don't care about hackers. And if we don't break the phone open, it could make us all vulnerable to you.