FBI unlocks iPhone terrorist San Bernardino – Magazine Saturday

8:59 • Lusa

The US federal police ( FBI ) managed to unlock the iPhone used by one of the attackers San Bernardino, said the Justice Department, ending a court conflictual process with Apple. “Our decision to end the litigation [with the company] was due exclusively to the recent assistance of a third party, to be now able to unlock this iPhone without compromising any information on the phone,” said Attorney Eileen Decker said in a statement.

With this access to the device at FBI , the Justice Department no longer needs Apple’s help to unlock the device, which does not want to give.

the news was known after last week have been suspended a hearing in the California court, where they should attend Apple and the US government, after the federal authorities have requested the suspension to test a method of possible access to the iPhone .

December 2, Syed Farook, with his wife, killed 14 people in San Bernardino, California .

the boss of Apple justified the refusal of collaboration with the government with the imperative of personal customer data protection. “We did not expect to be in this position (…), but we estimate that we have an obligation to protect your data and your privacy,” said Tim Cook, on the sidelines of the presentation of new products in the Californian group headquarters in Cupertino. “It’s an issue that affects us all, and not turn back before our responsibilities,” he promised, confessing to “recognized” for all the messages of support received from around the country.

the group appealed to the courts to challenge the claim of the authorities, considering the dangerous situation for your customers’ data security.

The issue has polarized opinions. The former analyst of the US National Security Agency (NSA) Edward Snowden and Google’s managing director, Sundar Pichai, are on the side of Apple, while the co-founder of Microsoft Bill Gates has expressed its support for the FBI . Already a UN official for human rights, Zeid Ra ‘ad Al Hussein, was placed next to Apple to once argued, the intention of the FBI in forcing Apple to unlock an iPhone can create a precedent with serious global implications for human rights.

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