DOJ: Apple 'deliberately' made hurdles to FBI probe

DOJ: Apple 'deliberately' made hurdles to FBI probe
By Jacob Pramuk   1 Hour Ago

The Justice Department on Thursday filed its latest response to Apple in the fight over iPhone encryption, calling the tech giant's rhetoric in the San Bernardino, California, case "false" and "corrosive" of institutions that safeguard rights.

The debate surrounds whether Apple should comply with a court order to help authorities unlock an iPhone used by one of the shooters in last year's San Bernardino attack, which left 14 people dead.

"Here, Apple deliberately raised technological barriers that now stand between a lawful warrant and an iPhone containing evidence related to the terrorist mass murder of 14 Americans. Apple alone can remove those barriers so that the FBI can search the phone, and it can do so without undue burden," the DOJ wrote in the filing.

Apple is due to face the FBI in court later this month. The company, which has said it would have to create software to allow investigators to crack the phone, has argued doing so could create a dangerous precedent. In a filing late last month, Apple argued the order would weaken individuals' right to privacy.

"No court has ever granted the government power to force companies like Apple to weaken its security systems to facilitate the government's access to private individuals' information," the tech giant said.

Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Thursday's filing.

Authorities claim they only seek to unlock the device in question. The DOJ reiterated that point Thursday, calling the court order "modest" and arguing it "invades no one's privacy."

"It applies to a single iPhone, and it allows Apple to decide the least burdensome means of complying," the filing said.

Some critics of the court order believe it could lead to a so-called back door through Apple's encryption system. The DOJ contended the case would not give it that power.

Apple, by keeping close control over its software and devices, "maintains a continued connection to its phones," the filing said.

"Apple is not some distant, disconnected third party unexpectedly and arbitrarily dragooned into helping solve a problem for which it bears no responsibility," the DOJ wrote.

Many prominent technology companies have backed Apple in the case. Amazon.com, Alphabet's Google, Facebook and Microsoft, among others, recently filed a joint brief in support of Apple.

President Barack Obama will not discuss the dispute on Friday during his keynote address at the South by Southwest music and technology conference, Reuters reported, citing a White House official.

— Reuters contributed to this report.

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/03/10/justice-department-accuses-apple-of-false-corrosive-rhetoric-in-fbi-dispute.html

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