Below is a link to the letter addressed to Apple customers, explaining why they are reticent to help the US government break into the iPhone of a suspected terrorist. They are correct that what the government is asking for is a 'general solution'. I would have to agree that - once someone had thought this through - it would be publicly available soon enough!!
http://www.apple.com/customer-letter/
According to Le Monde, there is a bit of a backstory here. After revelations about the extent of cyberspying on the part of the NSA, both Apple and Google beefed up security. Encryption on a current iPhone is done by the user - who generates a random code - and security is built up in layers.
Apple is effectively being told to stop being so badass.
http://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2016/02/17/apple-conteste-la-demande-d-acces-du-fbi-a-ses-fichiers_4867009_4408996.html
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