Congress Seeks Apple Testimony Amid FBI Row Over Encryption
- At least two House committees are planning hearings on issue
- Apple is fighting a court order to help FBI unlock an iPhone
Apple Suits Up for Encryption Fight
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At least two congressional committees are planning hearings after Apple Inc.’s refusal to help the FBI unlock a phone used by a terrorist.
The House Judiciary Committee asked officials from Apple to testify at a March 1 hearing, according to people familiar with the planning. And the House Energy and Commerce Committee sent letters Friday to Tim Cook, Apple’s chief executive, and Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey, asking them to testify. A date wasn’t specified.