US Judge Orders Apple to Access iPhone in New Case

A U.S. judge has ordered Apple to help law enforcement officials unlock an iPhone in a gang case —another battle between the government and the technology giant over encryption. A Boston magistrate judge said Apple should provide reasonable assistance to the government, which could include extracting data from the device, copying it to a hard drive, and then giving the drive to law enforcement officers. The court ruling was made February 1, but was unsealed to the public Friday. The...

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