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Why would I leave a key under my mat for the cops in the first place?
Because the cops convinced the city council to pass a local ordinance mandating that all residents leave a key where the cops can find it.
Cops can just knock down the door.
Yeah, they're used to being able to force their way in anywhere, but in the digital space, many people have steel security doors, and the police don't have a battering ram big enough.
Also, kicking down the door leaves evidence and usually require some sort of justification or approval. If they have a key to a backdoor, they don't have to tell anyone they were inside, or ask for permission to use it.
You wouldn't, but that's what governments are effectively asking be done, lending validity to the analogy.
I mean, it’s not like there’s cases of police committing abuse and misuse, are there…?
A rare insight into Tim Cook’s mind.
It’s an analogy to the government asking for backdoors into phones and such