Last week, US Magistrate Judge Sheri Pym ordered Apple to assist the FBI in unlocking an Apple iPhone used by Syed Rizwan Farook, one of the terrorists in December’s San Bernardino mass shooting. This story and its resulting controversies have since dominated the technology press. I’m not going to summarize the facts of this case or the various arguments regarding whether the government should be able to require Apple to do such a thing since a good summary can be found here. I will, however, give my observations and thoughts on the matter. [Read more…]