The FBI said Monday it used a technique unknown to enter effectively without the assistance of Apple Inc. iPhone memory used by the individual responsible for the killing of several people shot in California.
the way of the FBI ended a bitter legal dispute between the government of President Barack Obama and one of the leading technology companies in the world.
the government asked a federal judge to invalidate a controversial order with which it was intended to force Apple to help the FBI to unlock the iPhone with the argument that it was no longer necessary.
the document filed in federal court for the central district of California did not provide details on the procedure used by the FBI and who taught him how. Apple did not issue statements so far on the matter
Too Many Questions
The brief document filed with the court left many questions unanswered. Who the FBI taught how to penetrate an iPhone? How did the government to avoid a security system in which Apple has invested millions of dollars to incorporate into its flagship product? Will the new iPhones are vulnerable to hacking same technique? The FBI will you share your information with numerous state and local law enforcement agencies under which also need to penetrate the mobile devices of suspects? Is disclose the FBI to Apple as it dodged the security system of the firm? Found the FBI useful information on the iPhone?
The surprise event also destroyed the temporary perception that the security system Apple would be sufficiently effective to keep under lock and key personal information of those who have bought the appliances, even against the US government, given the enormous resources that can spend when it seeks to discover something.
the FBI used the technique to enter information iPhone used by the armed attacker Syed Farook who he died with his wife in an exchange of fire with police after both murdered in December to 14 people in San Bernardino, California. The United States Department of Justice informed through a statement that currently the information is analyzed on the phone.
The legal case
federal judge Sheri Pym, California, last month ordered Apple to facilitate the FBI a computer program that would allow the investigating agency enter the iPhone Farook facilitated by their employer. The order sparked a debate on the rights of digital privacy to the national security concerns.
Apple headed past a court collision with the government a week until federal prosecutors abruptly requested a postponement so they could test a possible solution presented to them a part unidentified weekend before.
technical experts had said could be some ways for a foreign party could enter the phone memory, although the FBI had He insisted that only Apple had the ability to override the security system of the iPhone. FBI Director James Comey, said his investigators even went to the National Security Agency, which did not have the ability to enter the device.
A police official said the FBI managed to unlock the iPhone for weekend. The official spoke to reporters on a conference call on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized by the Department of Justice to comment publicly. He added that federal law enforcement officials continue to assist state and local authorities to gather evidence in the-what cases implies that the method would be shared with them.
Cyrus Vance, the District Attorney Manhattan, said testifying before a committee of the House of Representatives earlier this month that he has 205 iPhones that its researchers have failed for data access as part of criminal investigations. And Apple is opposed to requests for help to extract information from 14 devices Apple in California, Illinois, Massachusetts and New York.
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