Cybersecurity
Apple's Fight With U.S. Over Privacy Enters a New Round
- Massachusetts February order on iPhone unsealed Friday
- New York appeal involves device belonging to drug dealer
U.S. vs. Apple: New Battles in NY, Massachusetts
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Apple Inc.’s fight over privacy with the U.S. isn’t over yet, even after the government dropped a demand for the company’s help in accessing a California shooter’s iPhone because someone else found a way to crack it.
The U.S. said it will keep fighting to get the company’s help in getting data off a phone in Brooklyn, New York, that belonged to a drug dealer because Apple provided assistance in accessing such devices earlier. In a court filing Friday, the government said it’s going ahead with an appeal of a judge’s order denying its request for Apple’s help.