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| FBI 'may be able to unlock San Bernardino iPhone' | FBI 'may be able to unlock San Bernardino iPhone' |
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| The FBI says it may have found a way to unlock the San Bernardino attacker's iPhone without Apple's assistance. | The FBI says it may have found a way to unlock the San Bernardino attacker's iPhone without Apple's assistance. |
| A court hearing with Apple scheduled for tomorrow has been postponed at the request of the US Justice Department (DOJ), Apple has confirmed. | |
| The DOJ had ordered Apple to help unlock the phone used by San Bernardino gunman Rizwan Farook. | The DOJ had ordered Apple to help unlock the phone used by San Bernardino gunman Rizwan Farook. |
| But Apple has continued to fight the order, saying it would set a "dangerous precedent". | But Apple has continued to fight the order, saying it would set a "dangerous precedent". |
| Rizwan Farook and his wife killed 14 people in San Bernardino, California, last December before police fatally shot them. | Rizwan Farook and his wife killed 14 people in San Bernardino, California, last December before police fatally shot them. |
| UN human rights chief backs Apple | UN human rights chief backs Apple |
| Apple boss hits back at FBI conduct | Apple boss hits back at FBI conduct |
| McAfee offers to unlock iPhone for FBI | McAfee offers to unlock iPhone for FBI |
| Prosecutors said "an outside party" had demonstrated a possible way of unlocking the iPhone without the need to seek Apple's help. | Prosecutors said "an outside party" had demonstrated a possible way of unlocking the iPhone without the need to seek Apple's help. |
| "Testing is required to determine whether it is a viable method that will not compromise data on Farook's iPhone," a court filing said. | |
| "If the method is viable, it should eliminate the need for the assistance from Apple." | |
| DOJ spokeswoman Melanie Newman said in a statement that the government was "cautiously optimistic" that the possible method to unlock the phone would work. | DOJ spokeswoman Melanie Newman said in a statement that the government was "cautiously optimistic" that the possible method to unlock the phone would work. |
| The FBI says Farook and his wife Tashfeen Malik were inspired by so-called Islamic State and that the iPhone may contain crucial evidence. | |
| It wants to access the data but the encrypted device can only be unlocked by entering the correct passcode, which was set by the user a security measure. | |
| Guessing the code incorrectly too many times could permanently delete all data on the phone, so the FBI had asked Apple to develop a new version of its operating system that circumvents some of its security features. | Guessing the code incorrectly too many times could permanently delete all data on the phone, so the FBI had asked Apple to develop a new version of its operating system that circumvents some of its security features. |
| Apple has repeatedly stated that creating a compromised version of the system would have security implications for millions of iPhone users and would set a precedent. | Apple has repeatedly stated that creating a compromised version of the system would have security implications for millions of iPhone users and would set a precedent. |
| The company has received support from other tech giants including, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook, as it resisted a court order to unlock the iPhone. |