Apple versus the State: the end of the beginning (Tobias Feakin, ASPI The Strategist)

With a war of words akin to the build-up to a heavyweight boxing match, the highly anticipated courtroom battle between Apple and the FBI was called off, leaving fight fans without a clear cut understanding of who had won or lost. Just hours before the court case was to commence, the US Department of Justice announced that they postponed due to a ‘third party’ demonstrating a viable technique for accessing the iPhone that belonged to one of the San Bernardino shooters.

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