> It might very well help public appeal if there was a person resisting the government compared to a large corporation.

I was thinking that too, but then I reflected on the anti-Apple opinions I've seen in this case (mostly from a small subset of my Facebook friends). My fear is that it would actually do the opposite - it would give a face to the "spoiled" and "liberal nutjob" Silicon Valley nerds who "want to help terrorists." I hope I'm wrong...