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FBI hacks attacker's iPhone, drops Apple suit

Third party found that could access data stored in phone of San Bernardino killer

Published Tue, Mar 29, 2016 · 09:50 PM
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THE FBI has unlocked the iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino attackers, officials said on Monday, ending a heated legal standoff with Apple that had pitted US authorities against Silicon Valley.

Apple, backed by a broad coalition of technology giants such as Google and Facebook, was fiercely opposed to assisting the US government in unlocking the iPhone on grounds it would have wide-reaching implications on digital security and privacy.

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