Apparently, the FBI didn’t appreciate being told to go pound bits…
The battle between the FBI and Apple regarding a certain iPhone 5c got a bit nasty last week. Frankly, I’m not surprised. I really didn’t expect the FBI to go gentle into that goodnight just because Apple said, “no.”
In fact, it got a lot nastier.
Last week, according to ComputerWorld, the government filed a brief where it hinted that it may demand the Apple hand over the source code to iOS 9 and the key used to sign the OS, so they can do what Apple is refusing to do on their own.
After the government filed its brief, Apple’s Bruce Sewell said the following: