http://www.apple.com/customer-letter/
hmmm.
im in the middle here.. for this very reason, I don't put my personal BS online via my phone. or any device for that matter. unless were talking LOL stuff. if it saves 2 innocent lives... meh. unencrypt the fuk out of it. 
for real, not really sure... im a flip floppa'
ill admit didnt finish reading, though. I will later.
It's definitely not a "light" read but I would suggest you read it in it's entirety. This goes beyond having a photo on a website or taking a photo with your phone or texting someone something. Encryption isn't and shouldn't be something that only the government should be concerned with. Encryption is what keeps your credit card information on back end systems secure. It's what keeps your SSN's safe for your insurance policies. It's what keeps my phone number safe while it's on your phone. Exactly as Hefe said, The government is attempting to take a bite of something they can't even possibly chew. By doing something like this, there is no possible way they can guarantee that this information stays safe and outside of the hands of criminals. By doing this, they are allowing a loop-hole to be in a process that WILL be exploited. Systems like iOS and Android are exploited daily if they create a hole that circumvents the basic principal in how data is stored. We've all lost.
Peelz, You say "personally, not an issue". How can you be comfortable with someone looking at your data? Even if nothing sensitive exists on your phone?
That's like allowing anyone to just walk into your home while you are there, not talk to you, but snoop around everything. Open up all your drawers and look through everything.
As an Information Security Professional, This is something that I do not agree with in the slightest. I have absolutely nothing to hide from the government but the day we allow them to step over a line where they have authorized unfiltered access to everything I hold. That's the day that society has lost.
Google and Apple are subpoenaed daily by the government to get information regarding terrorist emails going around. Many of which are complied with. Guess what... There's still mass shootings by these crazys. Guess what... they haven't prevented shit from having so much access already.
Wanted to respond last night but didn't have time/a chance to respond properly.
