Every year, Apple tempts the world with a new, expensive iPhone, hailed as the fastest and best iPhone ever. You buy it. And then, just in time for the next Fastest iPhone Ever to hit stores, the one in your pocket feels crummier and more sluggish than ever. Coincidence? Or conspiracy?

Otherwise Charming Comedic Actor Stephen Fry Praises Apple's New Voluntary Tracking and Surveillance Device | "Utterly gorgeous objects in the hand and to the eye," says the Golden Globe-nominated performer, in stark contrast to his many other admirable qualities.

Innovation did not die with Steve Jobs. Apple has quietly installed data discovery software, including a file-relay tool that can bypass backup encryption, in around 600 million iPhones, iPads, and other devices running their latest iOS. You are correct to surmise that this has been a boon to law enforcement.