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Department of Justice uses New York case to cite All Writs Act towards iPhone unlocking case

The legal soap opera continues. As Apple remains embroiled in the San Bernadino iPhone unlocking controversy, a New York judge ruled last week that the government couldn’t force Apple to unlock a device. Now, apparently, the Department of Justice is fighting the ruling and is again citing the All Writs Act as reasoning. The Justice […]

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Apple files formal objection in iPhone unlocking case, guarantees appeal via motion

Apple is apparently creating a second chance for itself with the iPhone unlocking/San Bernadino shooter case. The company, following yesterday’s Congressional hearing, filed a formal objection to the court order instructing it to assist the FBI in breaking into an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters. Apple had previously filed its mandatory […]

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Apple working with FBI on San Bernadino shooter’s iPhone, still refusing to create backdoor to allow entry

Following up on last week’s coverage of Apple, the FBI, the Department of Justice, Donald Trump screaming about things and the San Bernadino shooter’s locked iPhone, it turns out that Apple has apparently offered the FBI four different options for recovering data on the iPhone 5c used by Syed Rizwan Farook. None of those methods […]