I'd argue that the vast majority of Apple and Google end-users will never know that their data is readily accessible by the government. Most of them will never know about, or even understand that they can install applications to encrypt their data, assuming that it will even be possible to legally obtain and install those applications.
SONY presents a perfect example with the PlayStation platform - SONY have taken drastic measures to lock down their devices to prevent end users from using them any other way than originally intended - U.S. tech companies could be compelled to do the same, and in a way they already have RE: NSLs that don't officially exist.
Worse yet is that many people simply wouldn't care, even if they knew full well the gravity and consequences of the situation - many people have the attitude of, "I have nothing to hide", with no recognition of 1. just how much they DO have to hide, and 2. the fact that having something to hide is not a pre-requisite to privacy.
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I'd argue that the vast majority of Apple and Google end-users will never know that their data is readily accessible by the government. Most of them will never know about, or even understand that they can install applications to encrypt their data, assuming that it will even be possible to legally obtain and install those applications. SONY presents a perfect example with the PlayStation platform - SONY have taken drastic measures to lock down their devices to prevent end users from using them any other way than originally intended - U.S. tech companies could be compelled to do the same, and in a way they already have RE: NSLs that don't officially exist. Worse yet is that many people simply wouldn't care, even if they knew full well the gravity and consequences of the situation - many people have the attitude of, "I have nothing to hide", with no recognition of 1. just how much they DO have to hide, and 2. the fact that having something to hide is not a pre-requisite to privacy.