FBI Says Apple Must Keep Hacking iPhones Even After San Bernardino Hack

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Investigators say a secret method for unlocking a phone used by a dead terrorist won’t work on all devices they want to crack.

Published Apr. 8 2016 1:59PM EDT

articles/2016/04/08/fbi-says-apple-must-keep-hacking-iphones-even-after-san-bernardino-hack/160408-Harris-apple-hack-tease_age4lw — © Dado Ruvic / Reuters

The fight between Apple and the FBI over access to iPhones is far from over.

On Friday, the Justice Department announced that it will press forward with a warrant application that would force Apple to help extract information from a locked iPhone in a criminal case in New York.

Shane Harris

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FBI Says Apple Must Keep Hacking iPhones Even After San Bernardino Hack

Investigators say a secret method for unlocking a phone used by a dead terrorist won’t work on all devices they want to crack.

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Shane Harris