Apple's iPhone 6S [Courtesy of Apple]
Court battle between FBI and Apple had ended by the bureau postponing a court hearing scheduled on Monday claiming they had found a way to crack into iPhone which belonged to Syed Farook, the shooter responsible for San Bernardino terrorist shootings, and got the data the government needed.
According to the US government's report, with a help from a third party, FBI managed to extract data without Apple's help. Apple had been denying court order which demanded the company make malware to weaken iPhone's security, claiming violating an individuals' privacy could spread to further violations by the government.
After FBI postponing the court hearing, Apple released a statement that "iPhone San Bernardino case should never have been brought."
Below is the full statement.
From the beginning, we objected to the FBI’s demand that Apple build a backdoor into the iPhone because we believed it was wrong and would set a dangerous precedent. As a result of the government’s dismissal, neither of these occurred. This case should never have been brought.
We will continue to help law enforcement with their investigations, as we have done all along, and we will continue to increase the security of our products as the threats and attacks on our data become more frequent and more sophisticated.
Apple believes deeply that people in the United States and around the world deserve data protection, security and privacy. Sacrificing one for the other only puts people and countries at greater risk.
This case raised issues which deserve a national conversation about our civil liberties, and our collective security and privacy. Apple remains committed to participating in that discussion.
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