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Second US courtroom battle with Apple ends

Govt says it has found another way to get into New York drug dealer's phone

Published Sun, Apr 24, 2016 · 09:50 PM

    Brooklyn

    THE US government said it no longer needs Apple Inc's assistance to get into an iPhone used by a New York drug dealer, ending a second courtroom battle over whether the company can be forced to help unlock its devices.

    The Justice Department's action follows its decision in March ending efforts to compel Apple to help unlock an iPhone used by Syed Farook, the gunman who, along with his wife, killed 14 people in a December terrorist attack in San Bernardino, California.

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