Apple tells moviemakers that villains can’t use iPhones

Interesting. I certainly understand the why behind this, but I do not understand the how. How much Apple has to say over a prop in the movie if they do not provide it as a part of marketing campaign?

It is a genuine question. I really don't know.

That was like the old-time Westerns. The 'goodies' wore white hats, and the 'baddies' wore black hats.

Even at the very start of the movie, you knew who was gonna be bad, and who was gonna be good.

How does one define a bad guy?

Could bad guys (ex. portraying the NSA as a bad group) hack iPhones remotely? They aren't using them technically?

Or white hats