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Justice Department mentions that it could compel Apple for iOS source code to create back door to unlock San Bernadino iPhone 5c

The Justice Department is now stating that it could potentially demand Apple hand over iOS source code and a signing key in the San Bernadino iPhone case. A recent court filing states that the Justice Department made the proposal as a footnote in a recent rebuttal of Apple’s arguments in the case. In the brief, […]

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Justice Department cites Apple as “having raised technological barriers” in San Bernadino iPhone unlocking case

This is probably the next step in the escalating war between Apple and the Justice Department. The Justice Department on Thursday issued a statement claiming Apple’s rhetoric of privacy protection in the San Bernadino iPhone 5c unlocking case to be “false”. Last month, the Federal Bureau of Investigation obtained a court order requiring Apple to […]

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Apple cites that it’s “impossible” to unlock iPhones running iOS 8 or later for authorities

The legal/encryption squabble continues. On Wednesday, Apple, representing itself in a New York court, took sides regarding backdoor access to iPhone encryption and stated that the company could not unlock iPhones running iOS 8 or higher even if it wanted to. Apple called the request to access an encrypted iPhone “impossible to perform” on more […]