Apple and the rest of the technology industry must face up to death, it’s too important to ignore.

The lost son

To illustrate my point, Apple has refused to unlock a Mac belonging to a man’s murdered son. The victim was a painter and musician with a trove of precious creative work stashed on his machine, and his dad wants to be able to see the data there. You can see his point.

Apple has declined to open up the Mac because: “It is impossible to be certain what access the user would have wanted and we do not consider it is appropriate that Apple make the decision”. You can see Apple’s point, too.

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