The US Department of Justice asked to postpone a hearing concerning the requirements for the Apple Unlock iPhone, whose owner was a terrorist opened fire in California, the magazine writes Politico.
His request to the Ministry of Justice explained that Apple aid can do not need the FBI proposed a method that will unlock the gadget without the assistance of the company
The court session was held on Tuesday, 22 March.. The court granted the request of the American authorities and adjourned the hearing.
The FBI requires Apple to provide access to a locked iPhone Syed Farooq, who is accused of committing a terrorist act in the California San Bernardino in December 2015. Then 14 people were killed in the shooting. The company refuses to comply with a request by the FBI. Apple CEO Tim Cook said that such a demand threaten the security of the company’s customers and the impact of such a precedent, “are far beyond the legal framework».
A few hours before the Ministry of Justice hearing suddenly told the court that the requirement to Apple may be . irrelevant
«On Sunday, March 20 exterior FBI showed a possible method for unlocking iPhone Farouk, – the document says that the Ministry of Finance submitted to the judge. – Should be tested to determine whether this method is effective to eliminate the need for help from Apple »
Court on February 16 ruled that Apple should provide a” reasonable technical assistance “to the investigators were able to get access to. According to the iPhone 5 C, owned by an arrow from the California San Bernardino Syed Farooq.
The attack in San Bernardino occurred in December 2015. Then Farooq and his wife Tashfin Malik opened fire at a center for people with disabilities, victims of attacks have 14 people, another 21 were injured.
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