This quote from the article is enlightening and gives me hope that Apple is doing the right thing:
The FBI said it was “deeply concerned with the threat end-to-end and
user-only-access encryption pose,” according to a statement provided by
an agency spokeswoman. “This hinders our ability to protect the American
people from criminal acts ranging from cyberattacks and violence against
children to drug trafficking, organized crime and terrorism,” the
statement said. The FBI and law enforcement agencies need “lawful access
by design,” it said.
