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FBI director: Apple encryption ruling could lead to more unlocking requests

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<p>If a U.S. court grants the FBI’s request for Apple to help it unlock a terrorism suspect’s iPhone, the case will likely open the door to many similar law enforcement requests, the agency’s director said Thursday.</p><p>A ruling in favor of the FBI by a California judge “will be instructive for other courts,” FBI Director James Comey said during a congressional hearing. A decision in the San Bernardino mass shooting case “will guide how other courts handle similar requests,” he added.</p><p>Lawmakers questioned the broader impact of the FBI’s request, and a judge’s initial ruling (http://www.computerworld.com/article/3033926/security/apple-encryption-fight-with-fbi-could-go-to-the-supreme-court.html) in favor of the agency, during a hearing (https://intelligence.house.gov/hearing/world-wide-threats-hearing) on worldwide security threats before the House of Representatives Intelligence Committee.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3037941/security/fbi-director-apple-encryption-ruling-could-lead-to-more-requests.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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