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US government drops another iPhone case against Apple | US government drops another iPhone case against Apple |
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The US government has dropped a case against Apple that sought to compel the company to provide access to an alleged New York drug dealer's locked iPhone. | The US government has dropped a case against Apple that sought to compel the company to provide access to an alleged New York drug dealer's locked iPhone. |
The Department of Justice said Apple's help was no longer necessary as the passcode had been obtained. | The Department of Justice said Apple's help was no longer necessary as the passcode had been obtained. |
A similar case involving a phone used by the San Bernardino gunman was dropped when the FBI got help from a third-party to unlock the handset. | A similar case involving a phone used by the San Bernardino gunman was dropped when the FBI got help from a third-party to unlock the handset. |
The DoJ denied either case was about setting a court precedent. | The DoJ denied either case was about setting a court precedent. |
The cases revolve around cracking the four-digit security number that accesses the phone without triggering a security feature that erases all data after 10 incorrect guesses. | |
Reasonable assistance | Reasonable assistance |
The FBI has not revealed who helped it to unlock the iPhone of San Bernardino killer Syed Rizwan Farook - but, last week, it emerged it had probably paid more than $1.3m (£900,000) for the service. | The FBI has not revealed who helped it to unlock the iPhone of San Bernardino killer Syed Rizwan Farook - but, last week, it emerged it had probably paid more than $1.3m (£900,000) for the service. |
Farook and his wife killed 14 in San Bernardino, California, in December. Both were shot dead by police. | Farook and his wife killed 14 in San Bernardino, California, in December. Both were shot dead by police. |
The FBI argued that it needed access to the phone's data to determine if the attackers worked with or were supported by other people and were planning other targets. | The FBI argued that it needed access to the phone's data to determine if the attackers worked with or were supported by other people and were planning other targets. |
Meanwhile, in Massachusetts, Apple has been ordered to help the FBI gain access to data on an iPhone belonging to an alleged Boston gang member accused of shooting a rival. | Meanwhile, in Massachusetts, Apple has been ordered to help the FBI gain access to data on an iPhone belonging to an alleged Boston gang member accused of shooting a rival. |
The judge ordered Apple to give "reasonable technical assistance", but Apple has not complied. | The judge ordered Apple to give "reasonable technical assistance", but Apple has not complied. |
According to Apple, it received more than 5,000 similar requests from the government in the first six months of 2015. | According to Apple, it received more than 5,000 similar requests from the government in the first six months of 2015. |
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