# Which US laws make it impossible to force Apple to help the FBI to access a suspect's data.

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**Created:** [January 15, 2020, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-us-laws-make-it-impossible-to-force-apple-to-help-the-fbi-to-access-a-suspects-data/846436 "2020-01-15T01:36:18Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 15, 2020, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-us-laws-make-it-impossible-to-force-apple-to-help-the-fbi-to-access-a-suspects-data/846436/17 "2020-01-15T15:21:06Z")

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> [@DrCube](#):
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> The laws of mathematics apply in all countries. Apple couldn’t unlock those phones if they wanted to. Even the FBI can’t change that, no matter what the laws say.

Exactly. They can _huff and puff_ all they wish about laws, but the technology will rule.

I believe this is political thing, that they want to be able to read anyone’s secured data, and with the current administration I don’t trust their leadership to have good intentions.

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