Re: If Apple wants to really piss off the feds
Starting with a standards process is great, but not if it takes years for it to happen due to the carriers and governments trying to get in the middle of it and derail it. Much better to just to do it yourself in (relative) secrecy and drop it on the world, then it is fait accompli and too late to stop the momentum towards a standard that doesn't give the carriers/government any part of it.
As for the various apps that do secure communication, that's great, but only a tiny fraction of people will use them. It must be the default for every call (even if initially it is just iPhone -> iPhone or Android 5.2 -> Android 5.2) to make a difference.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
