The first thing to understand about the issue at hand is that there are three separate debates going on: the issue at hand, the encryption debate, and the PR battle. To understand the issue it is necessary to separate them, but to figure out which side may win it is equally critical to understand how they relate to each other.
This is by far one of the best articles explaining the real issue at stake here. My only problem with this whole debate is that all of this is taking place in the USA where congressional vetos and judicial precedence take priority over common sense and true ethical discourse far too often.
Please read the whole piece at the link below
Source: Apple, the FBI, and Security – Stratechery by Ben Thompson