U.S. demands Apple unlock phone in NYC drug case
USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/04/08/justice-moving-forward-separate-apple-case/82788824/
The Department of Justice said Friday it is moving forward on a separate legal front to force Apple's assistance in unlocking the iPhone linked to a drug conspiracy case in New York City.
In a one-page letter filed in a New York federal court, Justice lawyers said the government "continues to require Apple's assistance in accessing the data'' on the iPhone of Jun Feng, a Queens, N.Y. suspect who pleaded guilty in a methamphetamine conspiracy case.
The Brooklyn federal court filing comes a week after the government abruptly withdrew from a similar high-profile legal challenge in California after the FBI was able to access the contents of the iPhone used by San Bernardino terrorist Syed Farook, using a method developed by an undisclosed outside party.
The government's position signals a continuing legal battle that pits privacy issues against law enforcement security concerns. The issue has drawn contrasting legal arguments from tech companies, civil liberties experts and law enforcement officials across the nation and beyond.
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I don't like the sound of this at all. Your thoughts?
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