Unlocking the iPhone cost the FBI $218,004 and it would cost about the much for each subsequent one. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CeufMi1XEAAfC4F.jpgThis is why they want a backdoor, that way it wouldn't cost them anything.
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Perhaps the reason is the cost
Unlocking the iPhone cost the FBI $218,004 and it would cost about the much for each subsequent one. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CeufMi1XEAAfC4F.jpg
This is why they want a backdoor, that way it wouldn't cost them anything.