> If this phone instead belonged to a living rapist or paedophile instead of a terrorist, and was the only evidence proving their guilt, would you feel the same?
Yes. There are many cases where the only evidence against someone lives inside his own head, and the State has no right to compel someone to give evidence against himself. Likewise, there are cases where someone has encrypted the only evidence against him, and the State has no right to compel him to decrypt that evidence.
> Likewise, there are cases where someone has encrypted the only evidence against him, and the State has no right to compel him to decrypt that evidence.
My country does.
> How often is any crime perfect, anyway?
Significantly more often if Apple gets their way, as they provide guarantees backed by the richest company in the world. Taking a photo of your rape victim used to be idiotic and a way to get caught. Now it's a way to keep power over your victim as Apple will protect that photo.
Yes. There are many cases where the only evidence against someone lives inside his own head, and the State has no right to compel someone to give evidence against himself. Likewise, there are cases where someone has encrypted the only evidence against him, and the State has no right to compel him to decrypt that evidence.
How often is any crime perfect, anyway?