The United States Department of Justice asked the California court to cancel the hearing against Apple if the purpose involves the iPhone shooter San Bernardino. US federal authorities have discovered new way to unlock your phone attacker without the help of technology company. The request has been accepted.
“On Sunday, it was shown to the FBI a possible method to unlock the iPhone Syed Farook” , wrote prosecutors in the submitted application.
the same document states that the authorities are now carrying out tests to see whether or not this is a viable method, which does not in because the data on the phone. And if this scenario will even check the help of Apple is no longer necessary.
“If the method is feasible, will no longer be need Apple’s assistance in this case. “
Therefore, prosecutors asked that the hearing scheduled for Tuesday was canceled.
So the war between Apple and the FBI may not have to go through the courts. The story has aroused extensive in the international press in recent weeks.
It all started when the 16 February federal judge Sheri Pym ordered Apple to help the FBI agents to access the shooter’s phone data San Bernardino. It is recalled that the shooting, who made 14 dead and 20 wounded , is being investigated as terrorism.
But the technology company, chaired by Tim Cook, refused comply with the court order , on the grounds that it would jeopardize the security of all your phones.
“the FBI wants make a new version of the OS of the iPhone system, eliminating many security barriers in order to apply an iPhone that is evidence in an investigation. the government is asking Apple to pirate their own customers and to lay the ground the advances made in security to protect customers’ , said at the time, Tim Cook.
at issue is a security tool that Apple devices were bearing after the Edward Snowden scandal on access to communications from the government.
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