Report: Apple's rushing to close iPhone hack opening after FBI decryption demand<article>
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Apple reportedly wants to take itself out of the equation when it comes to decrypting data on a criminal suspect’s iOS device. Company engineers are working on a solution that would make it impossible for Apple to help law enforcement break into an iPhone and gain access to the encrypted data contained within, according to
The New York Times.</p><p>
The report is yet another storyline to come out of the continuing saga of
Apple’s battle with the Federal Bureau of Investigation over the iPhone 5c used by San Bernardino, California shooter Syed Rizwan Farook. That iPhone, running iOS 9, is locked with a passcode and thus all data on the phone is encrypted until the device is unlocked with the proper password.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3038075/security/report-apples-rushing-to-close-iphone-hack-opening-after-fbi-decryption-demand.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Report: Apple's rushing to close iPhone hack opening after FBI decryption demand
