Gov. Unlocked iPhone In NYC Drug Case without Apple
Apr 23, 2016, 8:18 AM by Eric M. Zeman
The Justice Department said it received help unlocking an iPhone involved in a drug case in New York City and has withdrawn its lawsuit against Apple. The government originally sought to compel Apple to unlock the device. In March, a magistrate judge sided with Apple and ruled the government can't force companies to hack their own products. The government initially appealed that decision. This week, however, the case took a turn. "[Thursday] evening, an individual provided the passcode to the iPhone at issue in this case," said the Justice Department in a letter sent to the presiding judge. "The government used that passcode by hand and gained access to the iPhone. Accordingly, the government no longer needs Apple's assistance to unlock the iPhone, and withdraws its application." Federal prosecutors didn't say who provided the passcode. The owner of the phone, who has already been convicted, claimed he didn't remember the phone's passcode. This is the second time the government was able to unlock an iPhone after initially saying it couldn't. The other, more prominent case involved the device owned by the suspects in the San Bernardino shooting. Apple declined to comment.
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Well, if you cared so much, why didnt you know?
Do you also believe that two adults with pistols and assault rifles couldn't physically break a iphone 5C mainboard? Or that hundreds and hundreds of rounds fired into a tahoe Also missed the phone? At least that's plausible.
Apple could have helped them get into the phone all along without compromising all of iOS, and lots of people knew it, but for whatever reason they decided to make This their PR moment to get up on the cross and play the victim for "Our Rights".
Well news flash, apple doesn't care whatsoever about "Your Rights". They've helped govern...
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Suing Apple
I believe all along Apple just wanted to sell more phones by making FALSE claims.
I cannot wait for someone convicted to sue Apple Inc for millions! They BLATANTLY Lied!
This is not a lie by apple. They were saying the truth when they said that their devi...
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