The FBI Has Successfully Unlocked The iPhone Without Apple's Help
The FBI Has Successfully Unlocked The iPhone Without Apple's Help Enlarge this image Xinhua News Agency/Getty Images Xinhua News Agency/Getty Images The high-profile public and legal dispute between the government and Apple is officially over after the FBI managed to unlock the iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino terrorists without Apple's help. "Our decision to conclude the litigation was based solely on the fact that, with the recent assistance of a third party, we are now able to unlock that iPhone without compromising any information on the phone," U.S. Attorney Eileen M. Decker said in a statement, adding that the investigation will continue to ensure that all of the evidence related to this terrorist attack is collected. But last week, the government said a third party showed the FBI a new method that didn't require Apple's help. Sponsor Message Apple released a statement saying the government should never have tried to force the company to cooperate: "From the beginning, we objected to the FBI's demand that Apple build a backdoor into the iPhone because we believed it was wrong and would set a dangerous precedent.
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