Encryption isn’t at stake, the FBI knows Apple already has the desired key

Apple has been served with a court order at the FBI’s request, demanding that it assist the government agency with unlocking an iPhone 5C that was used by Syed Rizwan Farook. Farook and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, killed 14 and injured 24 in an attack in San Bernardino, California on December 2, 2015.

In response, Apple CEO Tim Cook said that the FBI was demanding the equivalent of a backdoor and that complying with the FBI’s demand would undermine the security of all iPhones.