Government Spies Can Blame Themselves for Apple's Spy-Proof iPhone - Businessweek

Final paragraph of a timely privacy reality check

"If the public reaction to Snowden and Operation Prism killed political momentum to expand government power, it also pushed companies such as Apple to develop stronger encryption security in the first place. Assurances that the legal system alone is sufficient to protect privacy seem less credible than they have in the past, and Silicon Valley doesn’t want its reputation to suffer by appearing not to stand up for its users. If government officials are unhappy about this latest turn of events, they have only themselves to blame."

Government Spies Can Blame Themselves for Apple's Spy-Proof iPhone - Businessweek