Apple Says It May Not Be Needed to Unlock Drug Dealer Phone
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Apple Inc. said it may not be needed to help unlock an iPhone connected to a drug case in New York if the government finds a way without its assistance to get into the phone used by the gunman in the December massacre in San Bernardino, California.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation said Monday that it was approached by an unidentified third party about a possible method to get into the San Bernardino shooter’s phone. Apple had been fighting attempts to force it to unlock the drug dealer’s phone for months before the California case thrust the battle between the company and the government into the spotlight.