re: Surprise Surprise - FBI wants Apple to unlock additional phones

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I care. I would rather the government (and eventually hackers) not have the ability to break into my phone whenever they want.

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You have two issues here.

Issue 1: Government Invasion-
I agree that the information contained on a smart phone is much more invasive than fifty years ago getting a wiretap. But from a legal standpoint, the public airwaves are being used, therefore the federal government has some oversight responsibility. Also there is a national security component to being able to review the information being exchanged. You can't have a 100% secure private communication system that uses federal airwaves.

Issue 2:
Private hacking. You think hackers aren't hard at work right now? Maybe the government having access might make their task easier but they (hackers) will hack ANY man-made system for the potential fiscal reward. Bringing this into the argument is a red herring.