What does it mean to say that the government would like to have a back door to the encrypted data on Apple's iPhone or Google's Android phone? The government having "back doors" to Apple's or Google's encrypted data means they want their own personal way to see encrypted data on these devices. The government wants to have access to all the encrypted data on devices and control over the encrypted data.
What is the main argument for letting the government have a back door? The main argument for letting government have back doors is that national security believed in the necessity for encryption controls.
What is the main argument against letting the government have a back door? The argument against government back doors is technology companies did not want government regulation. Where do you come down on this issue -- i.e., what is your opinion? I am against government regulation anywhere, so I am very opposed to the idea of these "back doors" since they are government interference in everyone's technology.