Leak: what law enforcement can unlock with the 'Graykey' iPhone hacking tool

22july2013 said:

DAalseth said:
I fully expect 47 to push through a law requiring Apple to build in a back door. With that, there will go our security. 

How would you feel if the back door only was installed for non-American iPhones. Would you be comfortable with that? When you say "our security" are you talking about Americans, or citizens of the world, including Hamas?

Trump doesn't have the constitutional authority to create any law. Maybe you know that, but the way you worded it sounded like he has some degree of law-making authority.

First the President has had a huge amount of power to control the agenda and what goes to and through Congress. Especially if both the house and senate are controlled by the same party. If he wants a law to declare chicken masala illegal, he could get it and this SCOTUS will back him up on it. A back door on our devices for ‘national security’ would be something he could do without breaking a sweat. 

Second, back doors are always bad. Trying to restrict them to just this or that group is a minefield that is doomed to failure. Security for the law abiding will be compromised, police and security will abuse the power, the keys to the ‘secret’ opening will get into the hands of criminals. That is an absolute gold plated certainty. Meanwhile groups like Hamas will just use alternative software options and systems to render their communications immune to spying and the back door. So no, any back door is a bad idea.